Application.CommandBars property (Word)

Returns a CommandBars collection that represents the menu bar and all the toolbars in Microsoft Word.

Important

This property has changed. CommandBars("Comments") cannot be used to customize the context menu for comments.

Syntax

expression.CommandBars

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Remarks

Use the CustomizationContext property to set the template or document context prior to accessing the CommandBars collection.

For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an object from a collection.

Example

This example enlarges all command bar buttons and enables ToolTips.

With CommandBars 
 .LargeButtons = True 
 .DisplayTooltips = True 
End With

This example displays the Drawing toolbar at the bottom of the application window.

With CommandBars("Drawing") 
 .Visible = True 
 .Position = msoBarBottom 
End With

This example adds the Versions command button to the Standard toolbar.

CustomizationContext = NormalTemplate 
CommandBars("Standard").Controls.Add Type:=msoControlButton, _ 
 ID:=2522, Before:=4

See also

Application Object

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