Gerd,
Access doesn't have anything like the menu creator in VB6. In Access, menus
are toolbars that have their Type property set to "Menu bar".
1. From the [Database Window], right-click the menu area, and select
[Customize] from the context menu. The [Customize] dialog is displayed.
2. Select the [Toolbars] tab, and click [New]. The [New Toolbar] dialog is
displayed.
3. Give it a name, and click [OK]. A new toolbar is displayed.
4. From the [Customize] dialog, select the [Commands] tab.
5. Scroll down to the bottom fo the [Categories] list, and select [New
Menu].
6. In the [Commands] list, drag the [New Menu] command onto the new toolbar.
7. Right-click the new menu item, and change its [Name] property to whatever
you like.
....the rest is for example only.
8. Scroll back up to the top of the [Categories] list, and select [File].
9. Drag the [New] command and hold it over to the menu item you added in
Step 6. You'll notice a small box appear. Drop the [New] command onto that
little box. This creates the first sub-item.
10. Drag the [Custom] command and drop it on the new box as you did in Step
9.
11. Right-click the new menu sub-item, and select [Properties] from the
context menu.
12. Change the various properties as you like, and select/enter the name of
an existing macro or function (not a sub) in the [On Action] combo, then
click [Close].
You've just created a new toolbar with 2 sub-items. Now all you have to do
is convert it to a menu.
13 From the [Customize] dialog, select the [Toolbars] tab.
14. Scroll down to the bottom of the [Toolbars] list, and select your new
toolbar.
15. Click [Properties]. The [Toolbar Properties] dialog is displayed.
16. Change its [Type] property to "Menu Bar".
17. Click [Close].
That's it! Easy huh!! <grin>
Graham R Seach
Microsoft Access MCP, MVP
Sydney, Australia
