Giving a Macro a tool tip

[emc]

When you create a macro can you give it a name? I have several macros on a
toolbar but when you hover over them each macro has its number, ie Macro1,
Macro2, etc. As they have been assigned icons I was wondering if a name
could be given to them.

emc

 

[dp]

Someone can probably give a more complete answer, but I use Word 2003 and I
have done this by right clicking on the toolbar | customize | right click
again on the toolbar macro and you get choices you might use.
dp

 

[Jay Freedman]

When you create a macro can you give it a name? I have several
macros on a toolbar but when you hover over them each macro has its
number, ie Macro1, Macro2, etc. As they have been assigned icons I
was wondering if a name could be given to them.

emc

(Assuming you have Word 2003 or earlier):

You can change the text of the button's tooltip at any time. Open the Tools

Customize dialog. Then right-click the button on the toolbar. In the menu

that opens, the Name field near the top is editable -- make it say whatever
you want.

This is different from changing the macro's name. To do that, open the VBA
editor and change the first line of the macro. For example, change

Sub Macro1()

to

Sub ThisIsMyMacro()

If you do that, you'll have to delete the existing button (which won't work
any more) and create a new one.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[stalin12]

When you create a macro can you give it a name? I have several macros
on a
toolbar but when you hover over them each macro has its number, ie
Macro1,
Macro2, etc. As they have been assigned icons I was wondering if a
name
could be given to them.

emc

thnks fo rthe post

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Thanks for that, Jay. I was always afraid that if I changed the display
name, Word wouldn't know what macro it was associated with any more.

 

[emc]

Jay,

It was the Macro name I was wanting to change and this has worked a treat.

Thank you.

emc