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Can't add new menus to a template

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Stephen Englis #1 / 6	Can't add new menus to a template When I open a template (either Normal.dot or an addin startup template and try to add a new menu by going Tools- Customise Commands NewMenu and drag the NewMenu command to the top menu bar (between Window and Help), it will NOT let me create a new menu bar (gives me a X) but it will let me add it to a toolbar (shows a +). My colleagues in the IT dept tell me that there is no locking on the template and I have taken the readonly flag off it. Do you know where I am going wrong please?
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:52:23 GMT

Mark Tangar #2 / 6	Can't add new menus to a template Hi Stephen, New Menu isn't for making a new menu bar; it's for making a new menu, that is, a new top-level pulldown clickable like File, Edit, etc. To make an entirely new menu bar, you want the 'Toolbars' tab of the Tools-> Customize dialog, not the 'Commands' tab. Click Tools-> Customize-> Toolbars and then click the NEW button, and you'll be on your way. If you want to place only pulldowns on your new bar rather than icon buttons, THEN go back to Tools-> Customize-> Commands, find 'New Menu' again, drag it to your new toolbar, right-click it to rename it, and drag commands or macros into it from that same dialog. Repeat for each pulldown you want. Hope this helps. One question: You posted this to a VBA newsgroup (VBA = Word macros), but you're asking about building a menu manually. Menus can be built using VBA macro code, which is much more complex but has certain advantages esp. if you're going to be distributing them far & wide, or they can be built manually using Tools-> Customize as you're doing.) If you meant to build your menu using VBA, you may be barking up the wrong tree by starting at Tools-> Customize (unless this is just to flesh out your prototype menu). Post back if you need background on the VBA methods. -- Reply ONLY to the newsgroup. Note: MVPs do not work for Microsoft. MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word Userform demystification: http://www.speakeasy.org/~mtangard/userforms.html "Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters Quote: > When I open a template (either Normal.dot or an addin > startup template and try to add a new menu by going Tools- > Customise Commands NewMenu and drag the NewMenu command to > the top menu bar (between Window and Help), it will NOT > let me create a new menu bar (gives me a X) but it will > let me add it to a toolbar (shows a +). > My colleagues in the IT dept tell me that there is no > locking on the template and I have taken the readonly flag > off it. Do you know where I am going wrong please?
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:49:51 GMT

Stephen Englis #3 / 6	Can't add new menus to a template Hi Mark Thank you for such a speedy response to us Aussies when it is still Sunday if you are in US! Sorry I asked the wrong question on the wrong section! I was wanting to add a new menu, that is a new top level pulldown clickable like File Edit etc. From what you say, I have the technique for doing it correct but it won't let me drop it there so there has to be a security/locking issue. Thanks for helping me. Stephen Quote: >-----Original Message----- >Hi Stephen, >New Menu isn't for making a new menu bar; it's for making >a new menu, that is, a new top-level pulldown clickable >like File, Edit, etc. To make an entirely new menu bar, >you want the 'Toolbars' tab of the Tools-> Customize dialog, >not the 'Commands' tab. Click Tools-> Customize-> Toolbars >and then click the NEW button, and you'll be on your way. >If you want to place only pulldowns on your new bar rather >than icon buttons, THEN go back to Tools-> Customize-> >Commands, find 'New Menu' again, drag it to your new toolbar, >right-click it to rename it, and drag commands or macros >into it from that same dialog. Repeat for each pulldown you >want. >Hope this helps. One question: You posted this to a VBA >newsgroup (VBA = Word macros), but you're asking about >building a menu manually. Menus can be built using VBA >macro code, which is much more complex but has certain >advantages esp. if you're going to be distributing them >far & wide, or they can be built manually using Tools-> >Customize as you're doing.) If you meant to build your >menu using VBA, you may be barking up the wrong tree by >starting at Tools-> Customize (unless this is just to >flesh out your prototype menu). Post back if you need >background on the VBA methods. >-- >Reply ONLY to the newsgroup. Note: MVPs do not work for Microsoft. >MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word >Userform demystification: http://www.speakeasy.org/~mtangard/userforms.html - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Quote: >"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters >> When I open a template (either Normal.dot or an addin >> startup template and try to add a new menu by going Tools- >> Customise Commands NewMenu and drag the NewMenu command to >> the top menu bar (between Window and Help), it will NOT >> let me create a new menu bar (gives me a X) but it will >> let me add it to a toolbar (shows a +). >> My colleagues in the IT dept tell me that there is no >> locking on the template and I have taken the readonly flag >> off it. Do you know where I am going wrong please? >.
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:49:55 GMT

Mark Tangar #4 / 6	Can't add new menus to a template It's never really Sunday here... ;) Not a problem with topics and locations; I was just wondering if you actually had a different question than what it seemed. It's still puzzling that it blocks your customize drag. Is this perchance Word 2002 (which seems to have imposed a bunch of new restrictions on various features)? -- Reply ONLY to the newsgroup. Note: MVPs do not work for Microsoft. MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word Userform demystification: http://www.speakeasy.org/~mtangard/userforms.html "Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters Quote: > Hi Mark > Thank you for such a speedy response to us Aussies when it > is still Sunday if you are in US! > Sorry I asked the wrong question on the wrong section! > I was wanting to add a new menu, that is a new top level > pulldown clickable like File Edit etc. > From what you say, I have the technique for doing it > correct but it won't let me drop it there so there has to > be a security/locking issue. > Thanks for helping me. > Stephen > >-----Original Message----- > >Hi Stephen, > >New Menu isn't for making a new menu bar; it's for > making > >a new menu, that is, a new top-level pulldown clickable > >like File, Edit, etc. To make an entirely new menu bar, > >you want the 'Toolbars' tab of the Tools-> Customize > dialog, > >not the 'Commands' tab. Click Tools-> Customize-> > Toolbars > >and then click the NEW button, and you'll be on your way. > >If you want to place only pulldowns on your new bar rather > >than icon buttons, THEN go back to Tools-> Customize-> > >Commands, find 'New Menu' again, drag it to your new > toolbar, > >right-click it to rename it, and drag commands or macros > >into it from that same dialog. Repeat for each pulldown > you > >want. > >Hope this helps. One question: You posted this to a VBA > >newsgroup (VBA = Word macros), but you're asking about > >building a menu manually. Menus can be built using VBA > >macro code, which is much more complex but has certain > >advantages esp. if you're going to be distributing them > >far & wide, or they can be built manually using Tools-> > >Customize as you're doing.) If you meant to build your > >menu using VBA, you may be barking up the wrong tree by > >starting at Tools-> Customize (unless this is just to > >flesh out your prototype menu). Post back if you need > >background on the VBA methods. > >-- > >Reply ONLY to the newsgroup. Note: MVPs do not work for > Microsoft. > >MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word > >Userform demystification: > http://www.speakeasy.org/~mtangard/userforms.html > >"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters > >> When I open a template (either Normal.dot or an addin > >> startup template and try to add a new menu by going > Tools- > >> Customise Commands NewMenu and drag the NewMenu command > to > >> the top menu bar (between Window and Help), it will NOT > >> let me create a new menu bar (gives me a X) but it will > >> let me add it to a toolbar (shows a +). > >> My colleagues in the IT dept tell me that there is no > >> locking on the template and I have taken the readonly > flag > >> off it. Do you know where I am going wrong please? > >.
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:19:13 GMT

Stephen Englis #5 / 6	Can't add new menus to a template Hi Mark No I'm running 2000 However, I created a new template at home using 2000 and could customise drag no problem. Emailed the template to work and same problem. I'm about to go and give the network guys a hard time! Thank you Stephen Quote: >-----Original Message----- >It's never really Sunday here... ;) >Not a problem with topics and locations; I was just wondering >if you actually had a different question than what it seemed. >It's still puzzling that it blocks your customize drag. Is >this perchance Word 2002 (which seems to have imposed a bunch >of new restrictions on various features)? >-- >Reply ONLY to the newsgroup. Note: MVPs do not work for Microsoft. >MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word >Userform demystification: http://www.speakeasy.org/~mtangard/userforms.html - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Quote: >"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters >> Hi Mark >> Thank you for such a speedy response to us Aussies when it >> is still Sunday if you are in US! >> Sorry I asked the wrong question on the wrong section! >> I was wanting to add a new menu, that is a new top level >> pulldown clickable like File Edit etc. >> From what you say, I have the technique for doing it >> correct but it won't let me drop it there so there has to >> be a security/locking issue. >> Thanks for helping me. >> Stephen >> >-----Original Message----- >> >Hi Stephen, >> >New Menu isn't for making a new menu bar; it's for >> making >> >a new menu, that is, a new top-level pulldown clickable >> >like File, Edit, etc. To make an entirely new menu bar, >> >you want the 'Toolbars' tab of the Tools-> Customize >> dialog, >> >not the 'Commands' tab. Click Tools-> Customize-> >> Toolbars >> >and then click the NEW button, and you'll be on your way. >> >If you want to place only pulldowns on your new bar rather >> >than icon buttons, THEN go back to Tools-> Customize-> >> >Commands, find 'New Menu' again, drag it to your new >> toolbar, >> >right-click it to rename it, and drag commands or macros >> >into it from that same dialog. Repeat for each pulldown >> you >> >want. >> >Hope this helps. One question: You posted this to a VBA >> >newsgroup (VBA = Word macros), but you're asking about >> >building a menu manually. Menus can be built using VBA >> >macro code, which is much more complex but has certain >> >advantages esp. if you're going to be distributing them >> >far & wide, or they can be built manually using Tools-> >> >Customize as you're doing.) If you meant to build your >> >menu using VBA, you may be barking up the wrong tree by >> >starting at Tools-> Customize (unless this is just to >> >flesh out your prototype menu). Post back if you need >> >background on the VBA methods. >> >-- MVP >> >Reply ONLY to the newsgroup. Note: MVPs do not work for >> Microsoft. >> >MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word >> >Userform demystification: >> http://www.speakeasy.org/~mtangard/userforms.html >> >"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters >> >> When I open a template (either Normal.dot or an addin >> >> startup template and try to add a new menu by going >> Tools- >> >> Customise Commands NewMenu and drag the NewMenu command >> to >> >> the top menu bar (between Window and Help), it will NOT >> >> let me create a new menu bar (gives me a X) but it will >> >> let me add it to a toolbar (shows a +). >> >> My colleagues in the IT dept tell me that there is no >> >> locking on the template and I have taken the readonly >> flag >> >> off it. Do you know where I am going wrong please? >> >. >.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 08:20:41 GMT

Stephen Englis #6 / 6	Can't add new menus to a template Hi Mark I was sure I had responded to this earlier in the day. I am using 2000. I created a template at home using 2000 with no problem, emailed it here and it wouldn't cooperate. Then I put it on another users machine and she had no problem. Therefore it is something to do with security on my machine - I've given the challenge to the network guys! Thanks for your help Stephen Quote: >-----Original Message----- >It's never really Sunday here... ;) >Not a problem with topics and locations; I was just wondering >if you actually had a different question than what it seemed. >It's still puzzling that it blocks your customize drag. Is >this perchance Word 2002 (which seems to have imposed a bunch >of new restrictions on various features)? >-- >Reply ONLY to the newsgroup. Note: MVPs do not work for Microsoft. >MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word >Userform demystification: http://www.speakeasy.org/~mtangard/userforms.html - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Quote: >"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters >> Hi Mark >> Thank you for such a speedy response to us Aussies when it >> is still Sunday if you are in US! >> Sorry I asked the wrong question on the wrong section! >> I was wanting to add a new menu, that is a new top level >> pulldown clickable like File Edit etc. >> From what you say, I have the technique for doing it >> correct but it won't let me drop it there so there has to >> be a security/locking issue. >> Thanks for helping me. >> Stephen >> >-----Original Message----- >> >Hi Stephen, >> >New Menu isn't for making a new menu bar; it's for >> making >> >a new menu, that is, a new top-level pulldown clickable >> >like File, Edit, etc. To make an entirely new menu bar, >> >you want the 'Toolbars' tab of the Tools-> Customize >> dialog, >> >not the 'Commands' tab. Click Tools-> Customize-> >> Toolbars >> >and then click the NEW button, and you'll be on your way. >> >If you want to place only pulldowns on your new bar rather >> >than icon buttons, THEN go back to Tools-> Customize-> >> >Commands, find 'New Menu' again, drag it to your new >> toolbar, >> >right-click it to rename it, and drag commands or macros >> >into it from that same dialog. Repeat for each pulldown >> you >> >want. >> >Hope this helps. One question: You posted this to a VBA >> >newsgroup (VBA = Word macros), but you're asking about >> >building a menu manually. Menus can be built using VBA >> >macro code, which is much more complex but has certain >> >advantages esp. if you're going to be distributing them >> >far & wide, or they can be built manually using Tools-> >> >Customize as you're doing.) If you meant to build your >> >menu using VBA, you may be barking up the wrong tree by >> >starting at Tools-> Customize (unless this is just to >> >flesh out your prototype menu). Post back if you need >> >background on the VBA methods. >> >-- MVP >> >Reply ONLY to the newsgroup. Note: MVPs do not work for >> Microsoft. >> >MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word >> >Userform demystification: >> http://www.speakeasy.org/~mtangard/userforms.html >> >"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters >> >> When I open a template (either Normal.dot or an addin >> >> startup template and try to add a new menu by going >> Tools- >> >> Customise Commands NewMenu and drag the NewMenu command >> to >> >> the top menu bar (between Window and Help), it will NOT >> >> let me create a new menu bar (gives me a X) but it will >> >> let me add it to a toolbar (shows a +). >> >> My colleagues in the IT dept tell me that there is no >> >> locking on the template and I have taken the readonly >> flag >> >> off it. Do you know where I am going wrong please? >> >. >.
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 14:05:41 GMT

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