Lock toolbars - menus ?

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MoiMeme

Word XP-2k2 : is there a way to lock toolbars & menus so nobody can alter
them ?
We have problems at work with people "inadvertently" modifying toolbars /
menus and no more finding their way. This is timeconsuming and error-prone.

Any way ?
 
H

Helmut Weber

Hi,

this one might help, but only to a very limited extend:

Dim oCmm As CommandBar
For Each oCmm In ActiveDocument.CommandBars
If oCmm.Visible = True Then
oCmm.Protection = msoBarNoChangeDock
oCmm.Protection = msoBarNoChangeVisible
oCmm.Protection = msoBarNoCustomize
oCmm.Protection = msoBarNoMove
' some more
End If
Next

Though it seems, most of them, like
msoBarNoChangeVisible and msoBarNoCustomize are of no use.

I made a script, which copies untouched templates
from a write protected server volume
to the workstations on every login.

In addition, there is a "rescue me" command
in the windows start menu.

But there is no perfect solution, IMHO.

--
Greetings from Bavaria, Germany

Helmut Weber, MVP WordVBA

Win XP, Office 2003
"red.sys" & Chr$(64) & "t-online.de"
 
T

Tony Jollans

The real answer is training; you wouldn't expect your staff to operate much
else without some basic training, so why Word? The *User* Interface is
inherently *user*-customizable. If you disable customization you will
protect a few ignorant and/or incompetent users from themselves and annoy
your best people which, IMO, is no way to run a business.

That said, in Word 2002 and 2003, there is CommandBars.DisableCustomize.
 
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