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Q149050: HOWTO: Change Add-In Manager Description for Add-Ins

Article: Q149050
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbAddIn kbide kbVBp400 kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how the description that is listed in the Add-In Manager
for each registered add-in can be set and changed from the Visual Basic for
Windows integrated design environment (IDE).

MORE INFORMATION
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The following steps describe how to change the description for an add-in that is
listed in the Add-In Manager. For example purposes, these instructions modify
the Add-In Manager title for the Data Form Designer (VB\SAMPLES\DATAWIZ)
sample.

1. Activate the class module whose description should be changed. For the Data
  Form Designer (DFD), this class module is named DFDCLASS.CLS.

2. Open the Object Browser by pressing F2 or clicking Object Browser on the View
  menu. The Object Browser is displayed, and for the DFD, the selected
  "Library/Project" is listed as "DataFormDesigner."

3. Ensure that the class module that needs to have the description changed is
  selected in the "Classes/Modules" list box. In this case the selected item
  should be "DFDClass."

4. Click the Options button to open the Options dialog box.

5. In the "Description" text box, modify the string to whatever should be
  displayed by the Add-In Manager. Click OK and then click Close to exit. The
  project should now be saved and recompiled so that the changes will take
  effect when the add-in is used.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbAddIn kbide kbVBp400 kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB600Search kbVBA500 kbVBA600 kbVB500 kbVB600 kbVB400Search kbVB400 kbVB16bitSearch
Issue type        : kbhowto

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