XL97: How to Place a Checkmark Next to a Menu Item

ID: Q161926

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

If you are working with menus programmatically, you may want to add a checkmark next to a particular menu item to show the item is active. For example, when you point to Filter on the Data menu and then click AutoFilter, a checkmark is placed next to AutoFilter to show that the AutoFilter is currently turned on.

This article provides sample macros for programmatically adding a checkmark next to a custom menu item using the new CommandBars object model.

NOTE: There is no way to programmatically add a checkmark next to a built-in menu item; you can add checkmarks only to custom items.

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2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).

3. On the Insert menu, click Module.

4. In the module, add the following code:

      Sub checked_menuitem()

          'add a new docked CommandBar
          Set mybar = CommandBars.Add(Name:="my command bar", _
              Position:=msoBarTop)
          mybar.Visible = True

          'add a menu to the custom CommandBar
          Set mypopup = mybar.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlPopup)
          mypopup.Caption = "my menu"

          'add a menu item to the menu just added to the CommandBar
          Set myitem = mypopup.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)
          myitem.Caption = "my menu item"
          myitem.OnAction = "check_item"

      End Sub

      Sub check_item()

          Set mypopup = CommandBars("my command bar").Controls("my menu")

          If mypopup.Controls("my menu item").State = msoButtonDown Then

              'remove check next to menu item
              mypopup.Controls("my menu item").State = msoButtonUp
              MsgBox "menu item is now unchecked"
          Else

              'add check next to menu item
              mypopup.Controls("my menu item").State = msoButtonDown
              MsgBox "menu item is now checked"
          End If
      End Sub

This will create a docked CommandBar with a single menu called "my menu".

6. Activate Microsoft Excel (press ALT+F11).

7. Click the "my menu" drop-down and then click "my menu item".

A message box will display a message stating the menu is now checked and the "my menu item" will have a checkmark placed next to it.

8. Repeat Step 7.

A message box will display a message stating the menu is now unchecked and the "my menu item" will not have a checkmark placed next to it.

Removing the Custom CommandBar

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.

2. On the Toolbars tab, scroll through the list of Toolbars and then

   select the "my command bar" item.

4. Click Close.

REFERENCES

For more information about CommandBars, click the Office Assistant, type "commandbar", click Search, and then click to view "CommandBar Object".

Additional query words: 97 XL97

Keywords          : kbprg kbualink97 kbdta kbdtacode xlui KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999