Microsoft Access 2010 Bible

Part IV: Professional Database Development

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FIGURE 29.13

Renaming a custom group and setting the group’s icon

If the changes you’ve made don’t work out as expected, use the Reset button below the Customize

the Ribbon list to return the built-in ribbon to its original state. The Reset button (notice its drop-

down arrow in Figure 29.12) lets you reset the entire ribbon or just the selected tab.

Use the Import/Export button below the Customize the Ribbon list to export the customizations

you’ve make to the ribbon as an external file. Alternatively, the list that appears when you click the

Import/Export button includes a command to import a customization file and apply it to your rib-

bon. Not surprisingly, the customization file is in XML format, and is shared by all of the Office

2010 applications.

Using a customization file should make it easy to apply custom ribbon changes to all users work-

ing with an Access 2010 application. It’s also a great way to back up the changes you’ve made if

you need to reapply the changes later on. You could, for instance, set up the ribbon exactly as you

want your users to see it, export the customization, and then reset the ribbon to its original state so

that you have access to all ribbon features during your development cycle.