WD: Macro to Add a Drop-down Menu to the Main Menu Bar

ID: Q142948

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

This article describes how to add a drop-down menu to the menu bar that appears when no document is open.

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To add a drop-down menu to the menu bar, use the following sample WordBasic macro:

   Sub Main
      ToolsCustomizeMenuBar .MenuText = "&MenuName", .Add, \ 
      .Position = -1, .MenuType = 1
   End Sub

The .MenuText argument specifies the name of your menu. You must enclose the menu name in quotation marks. The ampersand (&) is placed in front of one character to identify that character as the shortcut key for your menu. To use the shortcut key, press ALT plus the character that immediately follows the ampersand.

The .Position = -1 argument positions your menu to the right of the last menu item on the menu bar.

The .MenuType = 1 argument specifies that the Menu appears when no document is open.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," second edition, pages 772-773.

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Keywords          : kbdtacode wordnt kbmacroexample winword ntword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999