WD: New Menu on Custom Toolbar Fails If Copied to Template

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you add the New Menu command to a custom toolbar and then copy the toolbar to another template, the New Menu command is visible but fails to function properly. Other command buttons added to the custom toolbar continue to function as expected, as do built-in menus added to the custom toolbar.

WORKAROUND

Method 1: Re-create the Toolbar in the Destination Template

If you have copied the Toolbar to the destination template, delete the copied toolbar and re-create it in the destination template.

To delete the toolbar, follow these steps:

1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and click Customize.

2. Click the Toolbars tab.

3. Select the copied toolbar in the list of Toolbars.

4. Click Delete.

Method 2: Make the Template Available Globally

Globally load the template in which the custom toolbars were created. To make a template a global add-in, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Templates And Add-ins.

2. Click Add.

3. Navigate to and select the template containing the toolbars.

4. Click OK to return to the Templates And Add-Ins dialog box.

5. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163547
   TITLE     : WD97: How to Create Custom Toolbars and Toolbar Buttons