Help, Accidentally Removed Tools Menu

[John Walker]

Hi,
I am using Access 2003, and while in "design mode" I went to "Customize..."
looking to see the properties of some menus. Then I went to the main menu
(not in "Customize...", but from the main menu which was already displaying
as a menu), and clicked on Tools and must have dragged it accidentally
somewhere because it is no longer an item on the menu. I can find no way to
get it back. Does anyone know what I did and how to correct it?

Thanks,
John

 

[Mark]

While in the Customize requestor, go to the Toolbars tab; you'll find a
button called "Reset..." that should reset your toolbars and menus.

 

[John Walker]

Mark,

I was afraid to use "Reset..." because this is an application that someone
else wrote and I was afraid that I might reset some of their custom toolbars
and menus. Do you think I should be worried about this?

Thanks,
John

 

[Rick Brandt]

Mark,

I was afraid to use "Reset..." because this is an application that
someone else wrote and I was afraid that I might reset some of their
custom toolbars and menus. Do you think I should be worried about
this?

I'm pretty sure it doesn't affect custom menus and toolbars. Customization
to the built in bars is "computer-specific" whereas totally custom bars are
"file-specific".

 

[Mark]

As always, make a backup of the file before you try something that is
potentially hazardous. Then you can play to your heart's content!

 

[Joan Wild]

Mark,

I was afraid to use "Reset..." because this is an application that
someone else wrote and I was afraid that I might reset some of their
custom toolbars and menus. Do you think I should be worried about
this?

It will only reset the menubar you have selected in the list.

 

[John Walker]

Thanks all, I'll give it a try.

It will only reset the menubar you have selected in the list.