Customizing the Office 2007 Ribbon

This tutorial presents some techniques for making your macros more accessible. Learn how to enable your users to use familiar tools-namely, the Office 2007 Ribbon and its tabs, groups, and various buttons to run your macros.

Following these sections:
Understanding Ribbon Extensibility, Extending the Ribbon: An Example, Step 1: Create a Macro-Enabled Office Document or Template, Step 2: Create a Text File and Add the Custom XML Markup, Step 3: Copy the Custom XML Markup File to the Document Package, Step 4: Rename and Open the Document, Hiding the Built-In Ribbon, Creating Custom Tabs, Customizing an Existing Tab, Creating Custom Groups and Customizing an Existing Group