Adding a macro to the toolbar in Powerpoint 2003

Hi:

I followed the steps in www.microsoft.com for "Adding a button, menu or
comman to the toolbar, in this case a macro: I went to do the steps as
listed - Tools, Commands Tab, Click on Macro and drag to the customize tool
bar. It does not work for me. Can you explain if there is a step missing
that I'm not doing?
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Cynthia Behnam

T
Tue May 06 11:51:07 CDT 2008

On May 6, 11:16 am, cynthia.behn...@bcbsfl.com
<cynthiabehnam1bcbsfl...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I followed the steps inwww.microsoft.comfor "Adding a button, menu or
> comman to the toolbar, in this case a macro: I went to do the steps as
> listed - Tools, Commands Tab, Click on Macro and drag to the customize tool
> bar. It does not work for me. Can you explain if there is a step missing
> that I'm not doing?
> --
> Cynthia Behnam

You need to drag the button from the Commands dialog window onto the
actual toolbar that is to receive it - not the reference to it in the
Reference dialog window. For example, if it is to be hosted on the
Drawing toolbar, say, drag and drop it onto that toolbar. Bot that
there is an X next to the cursor that remains until the button is over
a location that can accept it. Then it will change to a Plus sign.

HTH,

Tom Lavedas
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http://members.cox.net/tglbatch/wsh/

Steve
Tue May 06 12:02:35 CDT 2008

In article <03B6C544-D3BE-45B6-9BB4-DCB9548E6C92@microsoft.com>,
Cynthia.behnam1@bcbsfl.com wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I followed the steps in www.microsoft.com for "Adding a button, menu or
> comman to the toolbar, in this case a macro: I went to do the steps as
> listed - Tools, Commands Tab, Click on Macro and drag to the customize tool
> bar. It does not work for me. Can you explain if there is a step missing
> that I'm not doing?

Please find your earlier post and the replies to it.

Reply there and as requested, explain what you've done ... it's impossible to
tell where you went wrong if you don't tell us where you went.

Quoting www.microsoft.com doesn't help much. There are 12,257,043 pages under
that URL. If you count only the English ones.

I made that number up. I've no idea how many pages there are. But there are
lots. ;-)


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cynthiabehnam1bcbsflcom
Tue May 06 12:04:00 CDT 2008

Hi Tom:

Yes, I'm doing it that way, however, when you completely close out of
PowerPoint and go back in, I seem to loose my macro on my customized toolbar.
--
Cynthia Behnam


"T Lavedas" wrote:

> On May 6, 11:16 am, cynthia.behn...@bcbsfl.com
> <cynthiabehnam1bcbsfl...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Hi:
> >
> > I followed the steps inwww.microsoft.comfor "Adding a button, menu or
> > comman to the toolbar, in this case a macro: I went to do the steps as
> > listed - Tools, Commands Tab, Click on Macro and drag to the customize tool
> > bar. It does not work for me. Can you explain if there is a step missing
> > that I'm not doing?
> > --
> > Cynthia Behnam
>
> You need to drag the button from the Commands dialog window onto the
> actual toolbar that is to receive it - not the reference to it in the
> Reference dialog window. For example, if it is to be hosted on the
> Drawing toolbar, say, drag and drop it onto that toolbar. Bot that
> there is an X next to the cursor that remains until the button is over
> a location that can accept it. Then it will change to a Plus sign.
>
> HTH,
>
> Tom Lavedas
> ===========
> http://members.cox.net/tglbatch/wsh/
>

john
Tue May 06 13:50:02 CDT 2008

I'm just guessing here because as Steve says -"More Input!"

But if you have customised a toolbar to include a macro in a presentation,
closed ppt and opened a NEW presentation and expect the macro to run ... then
it probably won't!

If this is what you need you wll have to create an Add in. There's a very
good tutorial on www.pptfaq.com in the programming section. Steve provided a
link in the other post.
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"cynthia.behnam1@bcbsfl.com" wrote:

> Hi Tom:
>
> Yes, I'm doing it that way, however, when you completely close out of
> PowerPoint and go back in, I seem to loose my macro on my customized toolbar.
> --
> Cynthia Behnam
>
>
> "T Lavedas" wrote:
>
> > On May 6, 11:16 am, cynthia.behn...@bcbsfl.com
> > <cynthiabehnam1bcbsfl...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > Hi:
> > >
> > > I followed the steps inwww.microsoft.comfor "Adding a button, menu or
> > > comman to the toolbar, in this case a macro: I went to do the steps as
> > > listed - Tools, Commands Tab, Click on Macro and drag to the customize tool
> > > bar. It does not work for me. Can you explain if there is a step missing
> > > that I'm not doing?
> > > --
> > > Cynthia Behnam
> >
> > You need to drag the button from the Commands dialog window onto the
> > actual toolbar that is to receive it - not the reference to it in the
> > Reference dialog window. For example, if it is to be hosted on the
> > Drawing toolbar, say, drag and drop it onto that toolbar. Bot that
> > there is an X next to the cursor that remains until the button is over
> > a location that can accept it. Then it will change to a Plus sign.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Tom Lavedas
> > ===========
> > http://members.cox.net/tglbatch/wsh/
> >