You can find the list for Office 2007 here and the Office 2010 control ID’s here.Īfter checking the list, we know that the name for the built-in Page Layout tab is TabPageLayoutExcel. Next, we need to know what the internal name of the tab control is, and to do this you need to consult the list of Office Control IDs. For this example, I’ve added two buttons to the Ribbon group.

Let’s say, for example, we would like to add our own ribbon group to the built-in Page Layout tab of Excel 2010.įirst, add a new ADXRibbonTab control to the AddinModule designer surface and add a Ribbon group to the Ribbon Tab design. It is possible to add your own Ribbon groups to the existing Excel ribbon tabs and Add-in Express makes it even easier.

When you register, build and run your project, you should see the new tab in Excel.Īdding custom controls to the built-in Excel ribbon tabs I’ve designed a simple ribbon tab with a combo box, two checkboxes and a large button. When you select the ribbon tab component, Add-in Express will display the built-in visual Ribbon designer giving you a visual way to build your Excel ribbon. To add your own Ribbon tab, click on the ADXRibbonTab button on the AddinModule designer. Creating a custom Ribbon tab for Excel 2007, 2010, 2013 As we’ve chosen the minimum supported version to be Office 2003, all the UI elements we are going to add will work if our user has Excel 2007 or Excel 2010 or 2013 installed. We’ll re-use the same add-in from my last article.

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