How to: Customize a Built-in Tab
You can add groups and controls to a built-in tab. A built-in tab is a tab that is already on the Ribbon of a Microsoft Office application. For example, the Data tab is a built-in tab in Excel. By default, a custom group appears as the last group on a built-in tab. However, you can position a custom group before or after a built-in group on the tab.
Applies to: The information in this topic applies to document-level projects and application-level projects for the following applications: Excel 2013 and Excel 2010; InfoPath 2013 and InfoPath 2010; Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010; PowerPoint 2013 and PowerPoint 2010; Project 2013 and Project 2010; Visio 2013 and Visio 2010; Word 2013 and Word 2010. For more information, see Features Available by Office Application and Project Type.
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You can add groups to a built-in tab, but you cannot remove built-in groups from a built-in tab. |
To add groups to a built-in tab
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Right-click the Ribbon code file in Solution Explorer, and then click View Designer.
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Right-click any tab in the Ribbon designer, and then click Properties.
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In the Properties window, expand the ControlId property, and then set the ControlIdType property to Office.
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Set the OfficeId property to the control ID of the built-in tab that you want to customize.
The control ID is the name that uniquely identifies tabs, groups, and controls that are built into Microsoft Office applications.
For a list of control IDs, see Office 2010 Help Files: Office Fluent User Interface Control Identifiers.
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From the Office Ribbon Controls tab of the Toolbox, drag groups onto the tab.
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Built-in groups do not appear in the designer. Therefore, the only way to determine whether you are working with a built-in tab is to examine the ControlId property of the tab.
To position groups on a built-in tab
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In the Ribbon Designer, select a custom group.
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In the Properties window, expand the Position property.
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Set the PositionType property to the appropriate value:
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BeforeOfficeId positions the group before a specified built-in group.
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AfterOfficeId positions the group after a specified built-in group.
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Set the OfficeId property to the control ID of a built-in group.
For a list of control IDs, see Office 2010 Help Files: Office Fluent User Interface Control Identifiers.
