XL2000: How to Attach a Custom Toolbar to a Specific Workbook

When you create a custom toolbar in Microsoft Excel, you may want the toolbar to be visible when a particular workbook is open. This article explains how to configure the workbook to display the toolbar when the workbook is open.

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1. Start Excel, and then open the workbook in question.
2. Click Tools, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor (or press ALT+F11).
3. In the Visual Basic Editor Project window, double-click ThisWorkbook.
4. Type or paste the following code in the module:

   Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
   
      On Error Resume Next
      
      'Replace Custom 1 with your custom toolbar name.
   
   
      Application.CommandBars("Custom 1").Visible = False
   
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub Workbook_Open()
   
      
      'Replace Custom 1 with your custom toolbar name.
   
   
      Application.CommandBars("Custom 1").Visible = True
   
   End Sub
   					

5. On the File menu, click Save, and then quit the Visual Basic Editor.