Gets or sets the description for a command bar control. Read/write.

Note
The use of CommandBars in some Microsoft Office applications has been superseded by the new Ribbon user interface. For more information, search help for the keyword "Ribbon."

Syntax

expression.DescriptionText

expression A variable that represents a CommandBarControl object.

Return Value
String

Remarks
The description is not displayed to the user, but it can be useful for documenting the behavior of the control for other developers.

Example
This example adds a control to a custom command bar, including a description of the control's behavior.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Set myBar = CommandBars.Add("Custom", msoBarTop,, True) myBar.Visible = True Set myControl = myBar.Controls _ .Add(Type:=msoControlButton, ID:= _ CommandBars("Standard").Controls("Paste").ID) With myControl .DescriptionText = "Pastes the contents of the Clipboard" .Caption = "Paste" End With

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