Assign Macro to button no longer available

I have been assigning macros to custom toolbar buttons for years. Since the
last set of automatic uypdates were installed this function appears to no
longer be available.

When I customise and click modify to assign the macro the only option naow
available is hyperlink.

What have I missed and how do I regain this functionality? I need it!!!

Any help would be appreciated

It would be helpful to know the application and version you are referring
to.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Chris Speakman" <ChrisSpeakman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C710E99C-B663-4ACB-9082-643114B62DAD@microsoft.com...
>I have been assigning macros to custom toolbar buttons for years. Since
>the
> last set of automatic uypdates were installed this function appears to no
> longer be available.
>
> When I customise and click modify to assign the macro the only option naow
> available is hyperlink.
>
> What have I missed and how do I regain this functionality? I need it!!!
>
> Any help would be appreciated

Office 2003 all apps but specifically word and visio

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> It would be helpful to know the application and version you are referring
> to.
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
> "Chris Speakman" <ChrisSpeakman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C710E99C-B663-4ACB-9082-643114B62DAD@microsoft.com...
> >I have been assigning macros to custom toolbar buttons for years. Since
> >the
> > last set of automatic uypdates were installed this function appears to no
> > longer be available.
> >
> > When I customise and click modify to assign the macro the only option naow
> > available is hyperlink.
> >
> > What have I missed and how do I regain this functionality? I need it!!!
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated
>
>
>

I believe you are thinking of the steps you us for Excel which isn't the
same for all applications. In Excel, you add a Custom Button, click Modify
Selection and then use the "Assign Macro" command. For other applications,
such as Word, you use the Macros category, find the macro you want to add to
your toolbar/menu bar, and drag/drop it to the desired location.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Chris Speakman" <ChrisSpeakman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:183AE81D-7F3E-4079-9C8C-F94AAEE9B352@microsoft.com...
> Office 2003 all apps but specifically word and visio
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
>> It would be helpful to know the application and version you are referring
>> to.

>> "Chris Speakman" <ChrisSpeakman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:C710E99C-B663-4ACB-9082-643114B62DAD@microsoft.com...
>> >I have been assigning macros to custom toolbar buttons for years. Since
>> >the
>> > last set of automatic uypdates were installed this function appears to
>> > no
>> > longer be available.
>> >
>> > When I customise and click modify to assign the macro the only option
>> > naow
>> > available is hyperlink.
>> >
>> > What have I missed and how do I regain this functionality? I need
>> > it!!!
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated
>>
>>
>>

mmmm you may be right.

I was dreaming, I do usually drag and drop the macro to the toolbar.

Doesn't work that way in Visio though, back to the drawing board,

thought that may have been why I was getting an action failed error trying
to set the .OnAction property using vb code

thanks Beth

Chris

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> I believe you are thinking of the steps you us for Excel which isn't the
> same for all applications. In Excel, you add a Custom Button, click Modify
> Selection and then use the "Assign Macro" command. For other applications,
> such as Word, you use the Macros category, find the macro you want to add to
> your toolbar/menu bar, and drag/drop it to the desired location.
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
> "Chris Speakman" <ChrisSpeakman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:183AE81D-7F3E-4079-9C8C-F94AAEE9B352@microsoft.com...
> > Office 2003 all apps but specifically word and visio
> >
> > "Beth Melton" wrote:
> >
> >> It would be helpful to know the application and version you are referring
> >> to.
>
> >> "Chris Speakman" <ChrisSpeakman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:C710E99C-B663-4ACB-9082-643114B62DAD@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have been assigning macros to custom toolbar buttons for years. Since
> >> >the
> >> > last set of automatic uypdates were installed this function appears to
> >> > no
> >> > longer be available.
> >> >
> >> > When I customise and click modify to assign the macro the only option
> >> > naow
> >> > available is hyperlink.
> >> >
> >> > What have I missed and how do I regain this functionality? I need
> >> > it!!!
> >> >
> >> > Any help would be appreciated
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

I'm sorry, I can't help with Visio, what I do know is it's more complex than
Word or Excel, I think you need to make the assignment through VBA and I
don't recall the specifics, but I'm sure they could help you out in a Visio
newsgroup. :-)

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Chris Speakman" <ChrisSpeakman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B72B3EDF-3A6A-4811-ADB8-99C40503C47F@microsoft.com...
> mmmm you may be right.
>
> I was dreaming, I do usually drag and drop the macro to the toolbar.
>
> Doesn't work that way in Visio though, back to the drawing board,
>
> thought that may have been why I was getting an action failed error trying
> to set the .OnAction property using vb code
>
> thanks Beth
>
> Chris
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
>> I believe you are thinking of the steps you us for Excel which isn't the
>> same for all applications. In Excel, you add a Custom Button, click
>> Modify
>> Selection and then use the "Assign Macro" command. For other
>> applications,
>> such as Word, you use the Macros category, find the macro you want to add
>> to
>> your toolbar/menu bar, and drag/drop it to the desired location.

>> "Chris Speakman" <ChrisSpeakman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:183AE81D-7F3E-4079-9C8C-F94AAEE9B352@microsoft.com...
>> > Office 2003 all apps but specifically word and visio
>> >
>> > "Beth Melton" wrote:
>> >
>> >> It would be helpful to know the application and version you are
>> >> referring
>> >> to.
>>
>> >> "Chris Speakman" <ChrisSpeakman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:C710E99C-B663-4ACB-9082-643114B62DAD@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have been assigning macros to custom toolbar buttons for years.
>> >> >Since
>> >> >the
>> >> > last set of automatic uypdates were installed this function appears
>> >> > to
>> >> > no
>> >> > longer be available.
>> >> >
>> >> > When I customise and click modify to assign the macro the only
>> >> > option
>> >> > naow
>> >> > available is hyperlink.
>> >> >
>> >> > What have I missed and how do I regain this functionality? I need
>> >> > it!!!
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help would be appreciated
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>