How to add custom button to the right click/context menu in Excel?
As below screenshots shown, many people tend to add their frequently-used functions to Excel’s right click menu in order to quickly use these functions with just one click in the future. This article is talking about adding custom code button to the right click menu in Excel.
Add custom button to the context menu in Excel with VBA code
Add custom button to the context menu in Excel with VBA code
Supposing you have created a VBA script named MyMacro in your Excel, and now you need to add this function to the context menu for running the code just by clicking it. Please do as follows.
1. Press the Alt + F11 keys simultaneously to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, double click ThisWorkbook in the left Project pane. And then copy and paste the below VBA code into the ThisWorkbook (Code) window.
VBA code: Add custom button to the context menu in Excel
Private Sub Workbook_Deactivate()
On Error Resume Next
With Application
.CommandBars("Cell").Controls("MyMacro").Delete
End With
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
Private Sub Workbook_SheetBeforeRightClick(ByVal Sh As Object, ByVal Target As Range, Cancel As Boolean)
Dim cmdBtn As CommandBarButton
On Error Resume Next
With Application
.CommandBars("Cell").Controls("MyMacro").Delete
Set cmdBtn = .CommandBars("Cell").Controls.Add(Temporary:=True)
End With
With cmdBtn
.Caption = "MyMacro"
.Style = msoButtonCaption
.OnAction = "MyMacro"
End With
On Error GoTo 0
End SubNote: In the code, please replace all “MyMacro” with the Macro name you have created in your Excel.
3. Press the Alt + Q keys to exit the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
Now you return to the Excel interface, after right-clicking on a cell, you will see the new button with the specified name is added into the right-clicking menu as below screenshot shown. Click the button will trigger the corresponding Macro immediately.
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