how to add a new menuoption in menu bar of msword using c#

are you using VSTO for programming?

try the following

private Word.Application myApplication;
private Office.CommandBarButton myControl;
private Word.Template customTemplate;
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
myApplication = this.Application;
GetCustomTemplate();
RemoveExistingMenuItem();
AddMenuItem();
}
private void GetCustomTemplate()
{
object TemplatePath = Environment.GetFolderPath
(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) +
"\\MyCustomTemplate.dotx";
object install = true;
foreach (Word.Template installedTemplate in myApplication.Templates)
{
if (installedTemplate.FullName == (string)TemplatePath)
{
install = false;
}
}
if ((bool)install)
{
myApplication.AddIns.Add(TemplatePath.ToString(), ref install);
}
customTemplate = myApplication.Templates.get_Item(ref TemplatePath);
}
private void RemoveExistingMenuItem()
{
Office.CommandBar contextMenu = myApplication.CommandBars["Text"];
myApplication.CustomizationContext = customTemplate;
Office.CommandBarButton control =
(Office.CommandBarButton)contextMenu.FindControl
(Office.MsoControlType.msoControlButton, missing,
"MyMenuItem", true, true);
if ((control != null))
{
control.Delete(true);
}
}
private void AddMenuItem()
{
myApplication.CustomizationContext = customTemplate;
Office.MsoControlType menuItem =
Office.MsoControlType.msoControlButton;
myControl =
(Office.CommandBarButton)myApplication.CommandBars["Text"].Controls.Add
(menuItem,missing, missing, 1, true);
myControl.Style = Office.MsoButtonStyle.msoButtonCaption;
myControl.Caption = "My Menu Item";
myControl.Tag = "MyMenuItem";
myControl.Click +=
new Microsoft.Office.Core._CommandBarButtonEvents_ClickEventHandler
(myControl_Click);
customTemplate.Saved = true;
GC.Collect();
}
void myControl_Click(Microsoft.Office.Core.CommandBarButton Ctrl,
ref bool CancelDefault)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("My Menu Item clicked");
}

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Nilesh Shah9y ago
are you using VSTO for programming?

try the following
private Word.Application myApplication;
private Office.CommandBarButton myControl;
private Word.Template customTemplate;

private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    myApplication = this.Application;

    GetCustomTemplate();
    RemoveExistingMenuItem();
    AddMenuItem();
}

private void GetCustomTemplate()
{
    object TemplatePath = Environment.GetFolderPath
        (Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) +
        "\\MyCustomTemplate.dotx";
    object install = true;

    foreach (Word.Template installedTemplate in myApplication.Templates)
    {
        if (installedTemplate.FullName == (string)TemplatePath)
        {
            install = false;
        }
    }
    if ((bool)install)
    {
        myApplication.AddIns.Add(TemplatePath.ToString(), ref install);
    }
    customTemplate = myApplication.Templates.get_Item(ref TemplatePath);

}

private void RemoveExistingMenuItem()
{
    Office.CommandBar contextMenu = myApplication.CommandBars["Text"];
    myApplication.CustomizationContext = customTemplate;

    Office.CommandBarButton control =
        (Office.CommandBarButton)contextMenu.FindControl
        (Office.MsoControlType.msoControlButton, missing,
        "MyMenuItem", true, true);

    if ((control != null))
    {
        control.Delete(true);
    }

}

private void AddMenuItem()
{
    myApplication.CustomizationContext = customTemplate;
    Office.MsoControlType menuItem =
        Office.MsoControlType.msoControlButton;

    myControl =
        (Office.CommandBarButton)myApplication.CommandBars["Text"].Controls.Add
        (menuItem,missing, missing, 1, true);

    myControl.Style = Office.MsoButtonStyle.msoButtonCaption;
    myControl.Caption = "My Menu Item";
    myControl.Tag = "MyMenuItem";

    myControl.Click +=
        new Microsoft.Office.Core._CommandBarButtonEvents_ClickEventHandler
            (myControl_Click);

    customTemplate.Saved = true;

    GC.Collect();

}


void myControl_Click(Microsoft.Office.Core.CommandBarButton Ctrl,
    ref bool CancelDefault)
{
    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("My Menu Item clicked");
}
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