How to place images on toolbar macro buttons using VBA

Create the images in any editor - Windows Paint is simple & readily available.
 
 To apply it to a command bar button, you need to copy it to the clipboard, then use the PasteFace method of the respective CommandBarButton object

Ken_Chandler,

Replace the path to the graphic as befits your graphic:

    Set picPicture = stdole.StdFunctions.LoadPicture("C:\DELL\E-Center\images\finish_button_en.gif")

Chris

    Set picPicture = stdole.StdFunctions.LoadPicture("C:\DELL\E-Center\images\finish_button_en.gif")
With oButton2
         .DescriptionText = "blue"
          'Tooltip text when mouse if placed over button
         .Caption = "blue kpc"
         'Text if Text in Icon is chosen
         .OnAction = "Button2"
          'Runs the Sub Button1() code when clicked
        .Style = msoButtonIconAndCaption
        .Picture = picPicture
End With

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Hi Chris,

Thank you for this, I will give it a try and let you know how I get on.

Regards

Ken

Hi
as you have probably guessed VBA is not my strong point.  I have tried your suggestion and I get a compile error.

I have attached the complete module.  Could I ask someone to have a look at it and see where I have gone wrong?  I do not think the     Set picPicture = is done correctly.

Also while checking it out can you see any reason why the toolbar will not load automatically when the template is activated?


Many thanks

Ken

Option Explicit
 
Sub Auto_Open()
    Dim oToolbar As CommandBar
    Dim oButton1 As CommandBarButton
     Dim oButton2 As CommandBarButton
    Dim MyToolbar As String
 
    ' Give the toolbar a name
    MyToolbar = "Shape colours"
 
    On Error Resume Next
    ' so that it doesn't stop on the next line if the toolbar's already there
 
    ' Create the toolbar; PowerPoint will error if it already exists
    Set oToolbar = CommandBars.Add(Name:=MyToolbar, _
        Position:=msoBarFloating, Temporary:=True)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
          ' The toolbar's already there, so we have nothing to do
          Exit Sub
    End If
 
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
 
    ' Now add a button to the new toolbar
    Set oButton1 = oToolbar.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)
    Set oButton2 = oToolbar.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)
 
    ' And set some of the button's properties
    
   
     Set picPicture = stdole.StdFunctions.LoadPicture("C:\images\blue.gif")
 
With oButton1
         .DescriptionText = "Blue"
          'Tooltip text when mouse if placed over button
         .Caption = "blue fill"
         'Text if Text in Icon is chosen
         .OnAction = "Button1"
          'Runs the Sub Button1() code when clicked
        .Style = msoButtonIconAndCaption
        .Picture = picPicture
End With
 
  
 End With
 
      With oButton2
         .DescriptionText = "Dark Green"
          'Tooltip text when mouse if placed over button
         .Caption = "Dark Green"
         'Text if Text in Icon is chosen
        ' .OnAction = "Button2"
          'Runs the Sub Button1() code when clicked
        ' .Style = msoButtonCaption
          ' Button displays as icon, not text or both
 '        .FaceId = 52
          '52 is my favorite pig;
          ' chooses icon #52 from the available Office icons
    End With
 
    ' Repeat the above for as many more buttons as you need to add
    ' Be sure to change the .OnAction property at least for each new button
 
    ' You can set the toolbar position and visibility here if you like
    ' By default, it'll be visible when created
    oToolbar.Top = 150
    oToolbar.Left = 150
    oToolbar.Visible = True
 
NormalExit:
    Exit Sub   ' so it doesn't go on to run the errorhandler code
 
ErrorHandler:
     'Just in case there is an error
     MsgBox Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description
     Resume NormalExit:
End Sub
 
Sub Button1()
' This code will run when you click Button 1 added above
' Add a similar subroutine for each additional button you create on the toolbar
    ' This is just some silly example code.
    ' You'd put your real working code here to do whatever
    ' it is that you want to do
     With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
        .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 203, 5)
    End With
End Sub
 
Sub Button2()
' This code will run when you click Button 2 added above
' Add a similar subroutine for each additional button you create on the toolbar
    ' This is just some silly example code.
    ' You'd put your real working code here to do whatever
    ' it is that you want to do
     With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
        .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 114, 63)
    End With
End Sub

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Apologies ... the variable needs to be defined:

    Dim picPicture As IPictureDisp

Chris

Option Explicit
 
Sub Auto_Open()
    Dim oToolbar As CommandBar
    Dim oButton1 As CommandBarButton
     Dim oButton2 As CommandBarButton
    Dim MyToolbar As String
   Dim picPicture As IPictureDisp
 
    ' Give the toolbar a name
    MyToolbar = "Shape colours"
 
    On Error Resume Next
    ' so that it doesn't stop on the next line if the toolbar's already there
 
    ' Create the toolbar; PowerPoint will error if it already exists
    Set oToolbar = CommandBars.Add(Name:=MyToolbar, _
        Position:=msoBarFloating, Temporary:=True)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
          ' The toolbar's already there, so we have nothing to do
          Exit Sub
    End If
 
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
 
    ' Now add a button to the new toolbar
    Set oButton1 = oToolbar.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)
    Set oButton2 = oToolbar.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)
 
    ' And set some of the button's properties
    
   
     Set picPicture = stdole.StdFunctions.LoadPicture("C:\images\blue.gif")
 
With oButton1
         .DescriptionText = "Blue"
          'Tooltip text when mouse if placed over button
         .Caption = "blue fill"
         'Text if Text in Icon is chosen
         .OnAction = "Button1"
          'Runs the Sub Button1() code when clicked
        .Style = msoButtonIconAndCaption
        .Picture = picPicture
End With
 
  
 End With
 
      With oButton2
         .DescriptionText = "Dark Green"
          'Tooltip text when mouse if placed over button
         .Caption = "Dark Green"
         'Text if Text in Icon is chosen
        ' .OnAction = "Button2"
          'Runs the Sub Button1() code when clicked
        ' .Style = msoButtonCaption
          ' Button displays as icon, not text or both
 '        .FaceId = 52
          '52 is my favorite pig;
          ' chooses icon #52 from the available Office icons
    End With
 
    ' Repeat the above for as many more buttons as you need to add
    ' Be sure to change the .OnAction property at least for each new button
 
    ' You can set the toolbar position and visibility here if you like
    ' By default, it'll be visible when created
    oToolbar.Top = 150
    oToolbar.Left = 150
    oToolbar.Visible = True
 
NormalExit:
    Exit Sub   ' so it doesn't go on to run the errorhandler code
 
ErrorHandler:
     'Just in case there is an error
     MsgBox Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description
     Resume NormalExit:
End Sub
 
Sub Button1()
' This code will run when you click Button 1 added above
' Add a similar subroutine for each additional button you create on the toolbar
    ' This is just some silly example code.
    ' You'd put your real working code here to do whatever
    ' it is that you want to do
     With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
        .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 203, 5)
    End With
End Sub
 
Sub Button2()
' This code will run when you click Button 2 added above
' Add a similar subroutine for each additional button you create on the toolbar
    ' This is just some silly example code.
    ' You'd put your real working code here to do whatever
    ' it is that you want to do
     With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
        .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 114, 63)
    End With
End Sub

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Good morning,

I want to put an error handler on this macro so that if it is activated and an object is not selected in PPT  the user will get a message reading "Select an object, then apply the colour." Instead of the horrible VBA one that appears now.

Many thanks for any help

Regards

Ken

Sub Button2()
 
  
     With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
        .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 114, 63)
    End With
End Sub

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ONe way would be to modify your sub to the snippet

Chris

Sub Button2()
Dim isok As Boolean
' This code will run when you click Button 2 added above
' Add a similar subroutine for each additional button you create on the toolbar
    ' This is just some silly example code.
    ' You'd put your real working code here to do whatever
    ' it is that you want to do
     On Error Resume Next
     isok = ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.HasTextFrame
     On Error GoTo 0
     If isok Then
         With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
            .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 114, 63)
        End With
    End If
End Sub

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Hi Chris,

this snippet has removed the ugly VBA error box from appearing but I am unable to bring up the new VBA box reading "Select an object, then apply the colour."

Am I doing something wrong?

Thank you for your help.

regards

Ken

I missed that bit, I saw the error handler not the select mechanism.

SOmething can probably be done, i'm not sure how involved it will be to allow for the different shapes.  However excuse me if I ask you to raise a new question as it outside the scope of the existing question.

Note I think it will need the subs to be modified to analyse the application of the fill to the specific shape, and I am not particularly aware at this point of the scope large or small and therefore you may get a better response from someone else.

Chris

Ken

Any update?

Chris

All done thank you..