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How can I assign a macro to a button in all documents?
I am frustratingly near to solving this ... yet so far away!
I am using MS Word 2007 and I have written a macro in VB and I have saved it to normal.dotx so that all documents can use it ... but what I can't for the life of me figure out how to do is to assign it to a button on the ribbon! I knew how to do it in previous versions of word, but I just can't down and do it in 2007!! I have the button icon ready as a gif file, everything is in place except for one little link in the chain! A little help? Thanks! Last edited by mlse : December 4th 09 at 03:57 PM |
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How can I assign a macro to a button in all documents?
Well, you can use the Customize dialog to put the macro on the QAT, but you
won't be able to use your custom button icon that way; you have to choose from among a selection of icons Word offers when you click Modify (see step-by-step instructions, with screen shots, at http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Add_Macro_To_QAT.htm). If you want a custom icon, you'll have to delve into RibbonX; see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm (not sure if this applies to the QAT, though). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "mlse" .uk wrote in message ... I am frustratingly near to solving this ... yet so far away! I am using MS Word 2007 and I have written a macro in VB and I have saved it to normal.dotx so that all documents can use it ... but what I can't for the life of me figure out how to do is to assign it to a button on the ribbon! I knew how to do it in previous versions of word, but I just can't down and do it in 2007!! I have the button icon ready as a gif file, everything is in place except for one little link in the chain! A little help? Thanks! -- mlse |
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How can I assign a macro to a button in all documents?
You cannot save a macro in normal.dotX. It must be saved in normal.dotM -
as for the rest - see http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org mlse wrote: I am frustratingly near to solving this ... yet so far away! I am using MS Word 2007 and I have written a macro in VB and I have saved it to normal.dotx so that all documents can use it ... but what I can't for the life of me figure out how to do is to assign it to a button on the ribbon! I knew how to do it in previous versions of word, but I just can't down and do it in 2007!! I have the button icon ready as a gif file, everything is in place except for one little link in the chain! A little help? Thanks! |
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Thanks very much for the help guys.
I am sure must have saved it to normal.dotm then! All I know is that I saved it to normal.something and it works ... that's good enough for me! |
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