| You can customize the existing Access menu bar by adding buttons, commands, and macros that you use frequently. Adding items to the menu bar is a great way to have easy access to features without adding more buttons or toolbars . The ability to drag features from different parts of the program window makes it easy to add items to the menu bar. Add or Remove a Menu Command -
| | Click the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize. | -
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| | To add a button, drag the command to the appropriate place on the menu you want to modify. A solid horizontal line appears below the place where the new menu command will be placed. | -
| | To remove a button, drag the menu command you want to remove to an empty area in the database workspace. | -
Did You Know? You can assign an accelerator key to a menu . An accelerator key is the key you press to display a menu or run a menu command. For example, the accelerator key for the File menu is "F." To add an accelerator key to a menu item, type an ampersand (&) before the letter that will be the accelerator key. For example, enter the menu name "&New Menu" to create the menu entry New Menu with the accelerator key "N." | Create a New Menu -
| | Click the View menu, point to Toolbars, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab. | -
| | Click New Menu in the Categories box. | -
| | Drag New Menu from the Commands list to an empty spot on the menu bar. | -
Name a New Menu -
| | Click the View menu, point to Toolbars, click Customize. | -
| | Click New Menu on the menu bar. | -
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| | Click the Name box, and then type a new name. | -
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Did You Know? You can copy a command to toolbars and menus . Copy commands from other menus or toolbars to new menus and toolbars by pressing and holding Ctrl as you drag the new command. | |