Custom Command Buttons

[ddonnahoe]

I was just wondering if it is possible to create my own custom command buttons, aside from adding a picture to the command button picture property. What I want to do is basically customize the entire UserForm Interface in a new project.

Also, how do I create a new project. I would have thought File/New/New Project, but there is no such animal. Hmmm...

[Alex]

Well, you can use ActiveX controls on the forms. So, if you have an OCX with your custom weird buttons, you can just add it to your project and use them. Or you can use bitmaps (image control) for your "buttons" and just specify various event handling like MouseMove, MouseClick, etc. Here is an example of CorelDRAW VBA application which uses this approach: http://www.unleash.com/ezmetrics/ (all those colored arrows and rectangle pieces are bitmaps which act as buttons)

As to creating new VBA project, this article should help: http://www.oberonplace.com/vba/newgms.htm