HelpFile Property

Microsoft Office Visual Basic

Returns or sets the file name for the Help topic attached to the command bar control. Read/write String.

Remarks

To use this property, you must also set the HelpContextID property. Help topics respond to the user pressing SHIFT+F1.

Example

This example adds a custom command bar with a combo box that tracks stock data. The example also specifies the Help topic to be displayed for the combo box when the user presses SHIFT+F1.

Set myBar = CommandBars _
    .Add(Name:="Custom", Position:=msoBarTop, _
    Temporary:=True)
With myBar
    .Controls.Add Type:=msoControlComboBox, ID:=1
    .Visible = True
End With
With CommandBars("Custom").Controls(1)
    .AddItem "Get Stock Quote", 1
    .AddItem "View Chart", 2
    .AddItem "View Fundamentals", 3
    .AddItem "View News", 4
    .Caption = "Stock Data"
    .DescriptionText = "View Data For Stock"
    .HelpFile = "C:\corphelp\custom.hlp"
    .HelpContextID = 47
End With