# Disabled Element

When it is contained in an Act element, the Disabled element determines whether the command name is displayed on the shortcut menu.

When it is contained in a SmartTagDef element, the Disabled element determines whether the smart tag appears in the drawing window.

Possible values for the Disabled element in an Act element are shown in the following table.

Value | Description
--- | ---
0 | Enable (make available) command name.
1 | Disable (make unavailable) command name.

Possible values for the Disabled element in a SmartTagDef element are shown in the following table.

Value | Description
--- | ---
TRUE | The smart tag is disabled.
FALSE | The smart tag is enabled (the default).

## Syntax

    <Disabled>
        [Unit]
        [F]
        [Err]>
    </Disabled>

## Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is BOOL. For details about BOOL, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant. For example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

## Element properties

Property | Value
--- | ---
Name | Disabled
Minimum Occurrences | 0
Maximum Occurrences | 1

## Element information

Parent elements

Act

SmartTagDef

Child elements

None

## Remarks

When a smart tag is disabled, it does not appear at all until it is re-enabled.

The Disabled element is relevant only when contained in a PageSheet or Shape element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet or StyleSheet element.

## See also

Disabled cell (Actions section)

Disabled cell (Smart Tags section)

©2003-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission to copy, display and distribute this document is available at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odcXMLRef/html/odcXMLRefLegalNotice.asp