XL2000: Sample Macros that Customize and Control Shortcut Menus

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Summary

This article features sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macros that customize and control shortcut menus using the Commandbar object.

IMPORTANT: Some of the examples in this article use the ID number for a particular control. To restore a built-in menu that is deleted by a sample macro, you must know its ID number.

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Deleting and Restoring an Entire Shortcut Menu Bar

The following sample macro deletes the worksheet cell shortcut menu:

Sub Del_ShortCutMenu()
   CommandBars("Cell").Enabled = False
End Sub

The following sample macro restores the worksheet cell shortcut menu:

Sub Restore_ShortCutMenu()
   CommandBars("Cell").Enabled = True
End Sub

Deleting and Restoring a Menu on a Shortcut Menu

The following sample macro deletes the Cut command on the worksheet cell shortcut menu:

Sub Del_Item()
   CommandBars("Cell").Controls("Cut").Delete
End Sub

The following sample macro restores the Cut command on the worksheet cell shortcut menu:

Sub Add_Item()
   CommandBars("Cell").Controls.Add Type:=msoControlButton, Id:=21, _
   Before:=1
End Sub

NOTE: ID 21 corresponds to the Cut command.

Deleting and Restoring a Submenu on a Shortcut Menu

The following sample macro deletes the Formulas submenu on the PivotTable shortcut menu:

Sub Del_Submenu()
   CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu").Controls("Formulas").Delete
End Sub

NOTE: ID 21 corresponds to the Cut command.

The following sample macro restores the Formulas submenu on the PivotTable shortcut menu:

Sub Restore_Submenu()
   Dim x as Object
   set x = CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu")
   x.Controls.Add Type:=msoControlPopup, Id:=30254, Before:=8
   x.Reset ' The reset method is used to populate the Formulas submenu
End Sub

NOTE: ID 30254 corresponds to the Formulas submenu.

Deleting and Restoring a Command on Submenu

The following sample macro deletes the Calculated Field command on the Formulas submenu on the PivotTable shortcut menu:

Sub Del_Submenu_Item()
   Dim x as Object
   set x = CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu").Controls("Formulas")
   x.Controls("Calculated Field...").Delete
End Sub

The following sample macro restores the Formulas submenu on the PivotTable shortcut menu:

Sub Restore_Submenu_Item()
   Dim x as Object
   set x = CommandBars("PivotTable Context Menu").Controls("Formulas")
   x.Controls.Add Type:=msoControlButton, Id:=1597, Before:=1
End Sub

NOTE: ID 1597 corresponds to the Calculated Field command on the Formulas submenu.

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References

For additional information about command bars, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

213552 XL2000: List of ID Numbers for Built-In CommandBar Controls

213550 XL2000: Sample Macros for Customizing Menus and Submenus

For more information about programmatically customizing command bars, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type commandbarcontrols collection object in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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