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WD97: Can't Save Changes to Toolbar Buttons on Custom Toolbar

Article ID: 163546

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q163546

SYMPTOMS

After you add a toolbar button to a custom toolbar, you may not be able to save the changes you make after editing the custom toolbar button image.

This problem occurs with the following new toolbar buttons:

Save
Save As
Save All
Close
Format Borders And Shading

WORKAROUND

Add the button to an existing default toolbar, make the changes to the button image, and then drag the button to your custom toolbar.

MORE INFORMATION

To edit a button image, follow these steps:

On the Tools menu, click Customize.
Right-click the button you want to change, and click Edit Button Image from the shortcut menu.
In the Button Editor, make any changes you want to the image of the button, and then click OK.
Click Close to exit the Customize dialog box.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163547 Word 97: How to Create Custom Toolbars and Toolbar Buttons

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