OFF97: OSB Buttons Move or Appear When Renamed

 Last reviewed: March 13, 1998
Article ID: Q156929

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you rename an Office Shortcut Bar button and then click OK, the following problems may occur:

  • Renamed buttons that previously appeared on the Office Shortcut Bar are moved to the end of the toolbar.

    -or-

  • Renamed buttons that did not previously appear on the Office Shortcut Bar, appear on the toolbar.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the following steps:

  1. With the right mouse button click (right-click) Start on the taskbar and click Explore.

  2. Open the Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Shortcut Bar folder.

  3. Open the folder that contains the toolbar buttons you want to rename.

  4. Click the file with the name of the button to rename. On the File menu, click Rename.

  5. With file name selected, type the new name for the button and press ENTER.

  6. Close the Windows Explorer.

The Office Shortcut Bar should display the new name for the button(s). If the new name does not appear, right-click the Office Shortcut Bar, and then click Refresh Icons.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

For more information about renaming buttons, click the Index tab on The Office Shortcut Bar Help, type the following text 

   Customizing Shortcut Bar
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Rename a toolbar button on the Office Shortcut Bar" topic.

KBCategory: kbtool kbprb
KBSubcategory: offosb
Additional query words: OFF97 position order 8.0
Keywords : offosb kbtool kbfaq
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: March 13, 1998
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