BeforeRightClick Event

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

Occurs when a worksheet is right-clicked, before the default right-click action.

Private Sub expression_BeforeRightClick(ByVal Target As Range, Cancel As Boolean)

expression    A variable which references an object of type Worksheet declared with events in a class module.

Target    Required. The cell nearest to the mouse pointer when the right-click occurs.

Cancel Optional. False when the event occurs. If the event procedure sets this argument to True, the default right-click action doesn't occur when the procedure is finished.

ShowActivate method as it applies to the Chart object.

Occurs when an embedded chart is right-clicked, before the default right-click action.

Private Sub expression_BeforeRightClick(Cancel As Boolean)

expression    A variable which references an object of type Chart declared with events in a class module.

Cancel Required. False when the event occurs. If the event procedure sets this argument to True, the default right-click action isn't performed when the procedure is finished.

Remarks

Like other worksheet events, this event doesn't occur if you right-click while the pointer is on a shape or a command bar (a toolbar or menu bar).

Example

ShowAs it applies to the Worksheet object.

This example adds a new menu item to the shortcut menu for cells B1:B10.

Private Sub Worksheet_BeforeRightClick(ByVal Target As Range, _
        Cancel As Boolean)
    Dim icbc As Object
    For Each icbc In Application.CommandBars("cell").Controls
        If icbc.Tag = "brccm" Then icbc.Delete
    Next icbc
    If Not Application.Intersect(Target, Range("b1:b10")) _
        Is Nothing Then
            With Application.CommandBars("cell").Controls _
                .Add(Type:=msoControlButton, before:=6, _
                temporary:=True)
           .Caption = "New Context Menu Item"
           .OnAction = "MyMacro"
           .Tag = "brccm"
        End With
    End If
End Sub