Source of Custom Menu

[Jose]

[PPT 2002] I have a program (Dataviz Docs to Go) that installed a
custom menu in PPT. I use the program, but not the custom menu.
After much tinkering around in Word, I found the source of the menu
in a user template. In PPT, however, I cannot find the source of the
menu. There are only two add-ins, and neither is related. There is
a .ppa file associated with the custom menu, but it is in the progam
directory, where--I think--it cannot do harm in the startup
procedure, and it is not, in any event, included as an add-in under
Tools/Add-ins. Where is the likely source of this custom menu?? I
can probably just drag it off the menu bar under 'customize,' but I
want to be rid of the source.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

PPA files can be located anywhere, they do not have to be located in the
add-in folder. If the add-in loads the custom toolbar in PowerPoint and you
do not have access to the code, then it is an all or nothing deal. Either
the add-in loads (and installs it's special toolbar) or it doesn't.

One step you may want to try would be to reset the toolbars. If the add-in
is not active, then it may be just a leftover that was not cleared. If the
ppa is active, then it may only remove the toolbar for that session.

View | Toolbars | Customize ...| {button} Reset

You will need to re-customize anything you have changed on the toolbars, but
might be rid of the unwanted toolbar.

I would recommend that you write to the company that sells/created the
add-in and ask if they have an toolbar 'off' option available in the
program.

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[Jose]

The first thing I'd do is contact DataViz to see if they have
any suggestions.

Steve and Bill,

I must have been moving too fast, because it turns out that the
DataViz ppa *was* loaded. I assume it was loaded from its
location in the DataViz program directory (if that's possible).
In any event, I unchecked it, and all is well.

Thanks for your responses.