OFF97: Behavior of the Edit Menu Item for a Control Differs (167987)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Access 97
This article was previously published under Q167987 SUMMARY
In any of the programs listed at the beginning of this article, when you
right-click a control in a document, the Edit menu item on the shortcut
menu may behave differently in each program. This article explains the
differences in behavior.
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When you use the Control Toolbox to insert a control into a document,
worksheet, presentation, or UserForm, you can view and/or edit the
properties of the control by right-clicking it, and then clicking the
appropriate menu item on the shortcut menu.
One of the menu items on the shortcut menu is either "<ObjectType>"
or "<ObjectType> Object," where <ObjectType> is the name of the type of
control (for example, CommandButton, OptionButton, CheckBox, and so on). If
you point to this menu item, and then click Edit, you receive different
results in different programs. These results are listed in the following
table.
Program Result
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Microsoft Excel 97 The control is activated so that you can
change its caption.
Microsoft Word 97 The Code window for the control is displayed
so that you can edit the subroutine attached
to the control.
Microsoft PowerPoint 97 The Code Window for the control is activated
so that you can edit the subroutine attached
to the control.
In Microsoft Access 97, you receive an error message similar to the
following:
The operation on the <ObjectType> object failed.
The OLE server may not be registered.
To register the OLE server, reinstall it.
Note that this behavior is by design of Microsoft Access 97.
If you want to activate the Code window for a control in Microsoft Excel
97, right-click the control and click View Code on the shortcut menu, or
double-click the control.
If you want to change the caption for a control in Microsoft Word 97 or
Microsoft PowerPoint 97, right-click the control, click Properties, and
then change the caption in the Properties window.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/23/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB167987 |
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