Extending the Ribbon: An Example

The rest of this tutorial takes you through the specifics of extending the Ribbon with custom tabs, groups, and controls such as buttons, menus, and galleries.

Before we get to that, let's run through a specific example that shows you the process of adding to an Office document some custom XML content that extends the Ribbon content.

The next few sections take you through the details.

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