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Office Ribbon UI

In Microsoft Office 2010 (just as in Office 2007) you can customize the Ribbon and provide a familiar but unique experience for users when interacting with your custom Office solution.

Note: Developer content for Office 2007 also applies to Office 2010.

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Development Image | Office 2010 ContextMenus Developer Add-inOffice 2010 ContextMenus Developer Add-in

Use this add-in to see the identifiers (idMsos) of built-in context menus in the Fluent UI.

Development Logo | What's New for Developers in Office 2010What's New for Developers in Office 2010

Find out how developers can use the new features and technologies in Microsoft Office 2010 to create powerful business solutions.

Article Image | Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers, Part 1Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers

Learn how the Ribbon uses text-based, declarative XML markup that simplifies creating and customizing the Ribbon.

Featured Visual How Tos

Visual how-to content combines a video demo, a code sample, a conceptual overview, and links to related resources in a single user experience.


Essential Resources for the Ribbon UI

Office 2010
Getting Started
Articles
References
Tools
Videos
Office 2007
Getting Started
Articles
Columns
Code Samples
References
Videos
Visual How Tos
Webcasts and Labs
Visual Studio 2010
Office Development
Getting Started
Articles
Blog Posts
Code Samples
Forum Threads
Training Labs
Videos

Introducing Office 2010

Try Office Professional Plus 2010

Free 60-day trial evaluation of Office

Office 2010 Developer Center

Find how-to videos, articles, references, and code samples for Office developers.

Office 2010 Developer Atlas

Use this interactive roadmap to help you get started developing Office solutions.

Related Sites

Office 2007 Fluent User Interface Resource Center (TechNet)

IT resources, learn, customize, train users

Office - IT Professionals (TechNet)

IT support, deployment guides, resource centers

Office - Information Workers (Office.com)

Product information, demos, training, videos

VSTO - Office Development with Visual Studio

Visual Basic, Visual C#, labs, videos, add-ins