menu ids are not consistent across versions of excel.
You are correct Tom

But 927 is in Excel 97-2003

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"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ...
Just an added thought.

Ron brings up a good point - that using the ID is more robust - however, all
menu ids are not consistent across versions of excel.


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"Ron de Bruin" wrote:

Tom's example give me my Google Search add-in (last one in the Help menu)

If you want to open it (works in every Language version)

Application.CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").FindControl _
(ID:=927, Recursive:=True).Execute


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"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message ...
from the immediate window:

? CommandBars("Help").Controls(Commandbars("Help").C ontrols.count).Caption
&About Microsoft Office Excel


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"ernie" wrote:

i need help with the codes to access "about microsoft excel" from help in the
standard menu