Question

Toolbar in Excel

Asked by: et73

I want to create a toolbar in Excel that will work globally in any worksheet.  My toolbar will need to associate with a toolbar image and a macro.

I tried to create a toolbar in the Excel UI and assign the macro there.  Then, I save it as .xla and put it in the Add-in folder.  I see the Toolbar, but when I click on it, I got an error said it cannot find the macro.

Attached the .xla file.  Please change the .txt to .xla.

What is the correct way to accomplish my goal.  Please help.

ET73

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2009-06-04 at 17:04:36ID24465632
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Answers

 

by: boag2000Posted on 2009-06-04 at 20:41:06ID: 24553276

Create the toolbar
Assign it any macros you like from the Personal Macro Workbook.
It shouldl be available everytme you open Excel.

Unless I am not understanding something, I don't see the need to save it as an .xla file.

JeffCoachman

 

by: et73Posted on 2009-06-05 at 08:32:37ID: 24557440

What should I put the workbook that contain the Macro?  I also need to distribut the same Macro to multiple.  How can I accomplish that?

 

by: robhensonPosted on 2009-06-08 at 19:00:50ID: 24577741

Haven't worked out in Excel 07 yet but in earlier versions....

You can create a toolbar that is linked to the workbook and the macros for that toolbar are within the workbook as well. Use the Customise Toolbar option to create new toolbar which can be attached to the workbook.

 

by: boag2000Posted on 2009-06-08 at 20:18:58ID: 24578013

robhenson,

I was thinking the same thing as well.

But the asker wants a "Portable" toolbar.

For the "AttachedToolbar" to work, the recipient would always have to have the workbook.

JeffCoachman

 

by: boag2000Posted on 2009-06-08 at 20:20:53ID: 24578018

et73,

You stated that you attached the file.
Where is it?

JeffCoachman

 

by: robhensonPosted on 2009-06-15 at 06:23:30ID: 24628515

What is being distributed? Is it the workbook on which the macros will be working? If so the macros can be within that workbook with an attached toolbar.

Am I missing something?

If not, send workbook containing macros and a toolbar for running the macros to users and get them to save into their XLSTART directory. Don't call it PERSONAL.XLS as this will overwrite anything they have developed for themselves but being in the XLSTART directory it will open each time XL starts. Hide the workbook and then close Excel. Warning message will ask if want to save the now hidden file, saying Yes will save the hidden status.

HOWEVER - When Excel now starts, a blank workbook does not open.

 

by: et73Posted on 2009-06-22 at 15:25:46ID: 24687177

Sorry that I didn't respond back sooner.  I was referring push out the toolbar to over 100 workstations.  I will see if I create the Toolbar and Macro in a .xls and put it in XLstart folder and see if that work.

Thank you.

 

by: sdwalkerPosted on 2009-07-06 at 09:13:15ID: 24786625

I would do this as a read-only add-in shared from a network drive.  By making it read-only, you can update it as you make bug-fixes or add new functionality without having to have users close Excel.  They will get the new functionality each time they start Excel.

You can definitely do this and have your own icons ... I have a custom ribbon with 34 custom functions, each having their own icon.  I've used buttons, toggle buttons, splitButtons, dynamic menus, etc.  It really is a slick way to go.

Let me know if you have questions.

sdwalker

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