Macro for creating custom excel menu

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manekankit

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Need help create custom Excel menu/tab similar to home, data and review tab etc.

This new menu will have buttons /icons similar to other excel menu. Those buttons will be assigned individual macros.

This excel file should be in addin format.

Requesting community members to provide guidance / share macro to do this.
 
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VBA Code: 
Option Explicit
Sub CreateMyTool()
'Makes a toolbar called "cbMyTool"

Dim cbMyTool As CommandBar
Dim cbbMyButton As CommandBarButton

'Make the toolbar
Set cbMyTool = CommandBars.Add

'Now we add a button to the toolbar. FaceId is the button's icon,
'OnAction is the macro to run, if the button is clicked, and
'ToolTipText is the text that will show when the mouse hovers.
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro1"
   .FaceId = 645
   .TooltipText = "Do magic with numbers"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro2"
   .FaceId = 940
   .TooltipText = "Show a message box"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro3"
   .FaceId = 385
   .TooltipText = "Functions"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro1"
   .FaceId = 1662
   .TooltipText = "Constraints"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro2"
   .FaceId = 225
   .TooltipText = "Lock cells"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro3"
   .FaceId = 154
   .TooltipText = "Delete all"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro1"
   .FaceId = 155
   .TooltipText = "Return"
End With

'Before we finish, the toolbar gets a name, width and
'is put on the screen.
With cbMyTool
   .Name = "Shortcuts"
   .Left = Application.ActiveWindow.Width
   .Top = Application.ActiveWindow.Height
   .Visible = True
   .Width = 300
End With

BeforeExit:
Set cbMyTool = Nothing
Set cbbMyButton = Nothing

Exit Sub
ErrorHandle:
MsgBox Err.Description & " CreateMyTool", vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "Error"
Resume BeforeExit
End Sub

Sub DeleteMyTool()
'Removes the toolbar "Shortcuts".
'If it doesn't exist we get an error,
'and that is why we use On Error Resume Next.

On Error Resume Next

CommandBars("Shortcuts").Delete

On Error GoTo 0

End Sub

Sub RemoveToolBar()
'Removes all not-built-in menus and
'toolbars and restores Excel's standard
'menu. This is an alternative to
'DeleteMyTool, that only removes
'the named toolbar Shortcuts.

Dim cbBar As CommandBar

On Error GoTo ErrorHandle

For Each cbBar In Application.CommandBars
    If Not cbBar.BuiltIn Then cbBar.Delete
Next

Exit Sub
ErrorHandle:
MsgBox Err.Description & " RemoveMenu", vbOKOnly, "Error"
End Sub

Download example workbook : Menu Bar Add Custom Remove All.xlsm
 
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Logit said:
VBA Code: 
Option Explicit
Sub CreateMyTool()
'Makes a toolbar called "cbMyTool"

Dim cbMyTool As CommandBar
Dim cbbMyButton As CommandBarButton

'Make the toolbar
Set cbMyTool = CommandBars.Add

'Now we add a button to the toolbar. FaceId is the button's icon,
'OnAction is the macro to run, if the button is clicked, and
'ToolTipText is the text that will show when the mouse hovers.
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro1"
   .FaceId = 645
   .TooltipText = "Do magic with numbers"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro2"
   .FaceId = 940
   .TooltipText = "Show a message box"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro3"
   .FaceId = 385
   .TooltipText = "Functions"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro1"
   .FaceId = 1662
   .TooltipText = "Constraints"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro2"
   .FaceId = 225
   .TooltipText = "Lock cells"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro3"
   .FaceId = 154
   .TooltipText = "Delete all"
End With

'Another button is added
Set cbbMyButton = cbMyTool.Controls.Add(msoControlButton)
With cbbMyButton
   .OnAction = "DummyMacro1"
   .FaceId = 155
   .TooltipText = "Return"
End With

'Before we finish, the toolbar gets a name, width and
'is put on the screen.
With cbMyTool
   .Name = "Shortcuts"
   .Left = Application.ActiveWindow.Width
   .Top = Application.ActiveWindow.Height
   .Visible = True
   .Width = 300
End With

BeforeExit:
Set cbMyTool = Nothing
Set cbbMyButton = Nothing

Exit Sub
ErrorHandle:
MsgBox Err.Description & " CreateMyTool", vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "Error"
Resume BeforeExit
End Sub

Sub DeleteMyTool()
'Removes the toolbar "Shortcuts".
'If it doesn't exist we get an error,
'and that is why we use On Error Resume Next.

On Error Resume Next

CommandBars("Shortcuts").Delete

On Error GoTo 0

End Sub

Sub RemoveToolBar()
'Removes all not-built-in menus and
'toolbars and restores Excel's standard
'menu. This is an alternative to
'DeleteMyTool, that only removes
'the named toolbar Shortcuts.

Dim cbBar As CommandBar

On Error GoTo ErrorHandle

For Each cbBar In Application.CommandBars
    If Not cbBar.BuiltIn Then cbBar.Delete
Next

Exit Sub
ErrorHandle:
MsgBox Err.Description & " RemoveMenu", vbOKOnly, "Error"
End Sub

Download example workbook : Menu Bar Add Custom Remove All.xlsm
Click to expand...
Hi Logit,

Thanks for revert.

The macro you suggested in creating one section under the menu "Add ins"

Can we create separte menu altogether? New menu not to come under "Add Ins" but to be a separate menu similar to File menu, Insert Menu etc.

Further is it possible to have description/text against each icons? (e.g. against 1st icon in the custom menu, i have macro called 'print all'. so it it possible to have text called 'print all' against face id of that icon in menu?

I am using office 365 64 bit, screenshot of newly added menu attached.
 
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Logit said:
See if this resource helps :

How to add a custom Ribbon tab using VBA?
Click to expand...
Hi Logit,

thanks for the revert.

I referred that page you suggested.
I am not much expert with macros and so I am not clear as to what is exactly to be done / which code is to be copied.

Also that page dates back to 9 years, so not sure if it is relevant with office 365.

thanks.
 
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