MS-Excel / General Formatting

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
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In this tutorial:

  1. Customizing the Office 2007 Ribbon
  2. Understanding Ribbon Extensibility
  3. Extending the Ribbon: An Example
  4. Step 1: Create a Macro-Enabled Office Document or Template
  5. Step 2: Create a Text File and Add the Custom XML Markup
  6. Step 3: Copy the Custom XML Markup File to the Document Package
  7. Step 4: Rename and Open the Document
  8. Hiding the Built-In Ribbon
  9. Creating Custom Tabs
  10. Customizing an Existing Tab
  11. Creating Custom Groups
  12. Customizing an Existing Group