DOCUMENT:Q192320 13-MAY-2002 [word97] TITLE :WD97: Disable System Menu Button and Keyboard Close Command PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdta kbwordvba ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The following Visual Basic for Applications code will remove the Close command from the Document System menu list and the keyboard commands assigned to "DocClose" command. By making an item not visible, it is removed from the menu list and unavailable to users, whether the document is docked or windowed. 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Sub HideMenuItems() CommandBars("System").Controls("&Close").Visible = False CommandBars("System").Controls("&Restore").Visible = False CommandBars("System").Controls("&Move").Visible = False CommandBars("System").Controls("&Size").Visible = False CommandBars("System").Controls("Mi&nimize").Visible = False CommandBars("System").Controls("Ma&ximize").Visible = False End sub NOTE: When you type the name of the menu item, you must type the name as it appears in the menu list (with no spaces and the "&" representing the "hot key"). Restore Menu items ------------------ To restore the system menu items, you must run the following macro. NOTE: Closing and restarting Word does not restore the menu items. Sub RestoreMenu() CommandBars("System").Reset End sub Disable Keyboard Shortcut ------------------------- To disable the keyboard shortcut key assigned to the DocClose macro, run the following code: Sub DisableKeyboard() CustomizationContext = NormalTemplate FindKey(BuildKeyCode(wdKeyW, wdKeyControl)).Disable FindKey(BuildKeyCode(wdKeyF4, wdKeyControl)).Disable End Sub Assign or Reset Keyboard Shortcut Keys -------------------------------------- To assign the default values and functionality, run one of the following Visual Basic for Applications macros: Sub EnableKeyBoard() CustomizationContext = NormalTemplate KeyBindings.Add KeyCode:=BuildKeyCode(wdKeyF4, wdKeyControl), _ KeyCategory:=wdKeyCategoryCommand, Command:="DocClose" KeyBindings.Add KeyCode:=BuildKeyCode(wdKeyW, wdKeyControl), _ KeyCategory:=wdKeyCategoryCommand, Command:="DocClose" End Sub -or- Sub Macro7() 'Resets all keyboard key assignment to there default CustomizationContext = NormalTemplate KeyBindings.ClearAll End Sub For more information about command bars, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "Commandbars" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "Using command bars". For more information about customizing Templates, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "CustomizationContext" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "CustomizationContext Property". For more information about keyboard key stroke assignment, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "KeyBindings" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "KeyBindings Collection Object". NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles Additional query words: wordcon vba toolbars dialog box ====================================================================== Keywords : kbdta kbwordvba Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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