Assigning WordArt or Equation Editor to Toolbar Buttons

ID: Q80072

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Equation Editor, version 1.0
Microsoft WordArt, version 1.0
Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b
Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.1

SUMMARY

Microsoft Word for Windows version 2.0 does not provide built-in commands for Microsoft WordArt or Microsoft Equation Editor that you can assign to buttons on the toolbar. You can use the following macros to easily perform the individual functions.

MORE INFORMATION

To create the macro for WordArt, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Macro.

2. In the Macro Name box, type a name for the macro (such as

   InsertWordArt), and click Edit.

3. Type the following lines in the macro editing window:

      Sub MAIN
      InsertObject .Class = "WordArt"
      End Sub

For the Equation Editor, follow steps 1-2 above, and type the following line between the Sub MAIN and the End Sub lines in the macro editing window:

   InsertObject .Class = "Equation"

To assign the macro to a toolbar button, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options. From the Category box, select

   Toolbar, and click Macros.

2. In the Context box, select either Global or Template, depending on

   where you want to store the macro.

3. In the Commands box, select InsertWordArt, then select [space] to

   create a new button.

4. In the Button box, select the button you want to represent the

   macro. Click Change and then click Close.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 765, 768

Additional query words: kbmacro 2.00

Keywords          : kbmacro kbole kbtool kbdta
Version           : windows:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: March 26, 1998