Sharing a custom toolbar

[JonathanSLim]

Hi,

I've created a custom toolbar which points to macros in a specific ppt
in a specific network directory. This toolbar also has custom icons
for each feature.

Is there any way, without recreating this toolbar on the other
computer, to copy and paste the toolbar, including the icons and link
to source file?

I was the only person in the training department. But now we have
contractors coming in to assist with development and eventually will
be hiring full-time developers.

So, I want this setup because:

A: Everyone will be pointing to a single file, on the network, where
the formatting for the macros is saved. If I want to update our style
guide, I replace the powerpoint file with the new one and their
toolbar and setup doesn't have to change.

B: I want to share the toolbar so all people have to do is click
buttons, whose icon matches the format, instead of trying to deal with
keyboard shortcuts or drop-down menues.

I know there is a save my settings wizard, but I don't want to export
all settings, just the single toolbar.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

You'd need to write an add-in that creates the toolbar, then install the addin
on each user's computer.

You'd want to move any other code from the PPT on the network to the addin
(sharing addins among multiple users isn't such a good idea). But you should
be able to share a PPT that contains formatting and such.

Start here for more specific how-to information:

Creating and Installing Add-ins, Toolbars, Buttons
http://www.pptfaq.com/index.html#name_Creating_and_Installing_Add-ins-_Toolbars
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