How to: Change the Position of a Tab on the Ribbon
You can change the order of custom tabs on a Ribbon by using the Tab Collection Editor. You can position custom tabs before or after a built-in tab on the Ribbon. 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.
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.
To change the order of tabs on the Ribbon
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Select the Ribbon code file (.vb or .cs file) in Solution Explorer.
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On the View menu, click Designer.
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Right-click the Ribbon Designer, and then click Properties.
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In the Properties window, select the Tabs property, and then click the ellipsis button (
). The Tab Collection Editor appears.
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In the Tab Collection Editor, in the Members list, select the tab you want to move and click the up or down arrows to change the tab order.
To position a tab before or after a built-in tab on the Ribbon
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In the Ribbon Designer, select a custom tab.
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In the Properties window, expand the ControlId property, and then make sure that the value of the ControlIdType property is set to Custom.
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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 tab.
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AfterOfficeId positions the group after a specified built-in tab.
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Set the OfficeId property to the control ID of a built-in tab.
For a list of control IDs, see Office 2010 Help Files: Office Fluent User Interface Control Identifiers.
