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Table 15.1 lists some of the most commonly used XML elements for customizing an Access 2007

Ribbon.

TABLE 15.1

XML Elements for Use in Customizing the Ribbon

Element Name Usage Comments

customUI The top-level element for a custom Ribbon

ribbon The Ribbon definition Set the startFromScratch attribute to

“true”to create a new, blank Ribbon.

(The quotes are needed, a difference

from VBA code with its Trueand

Falsekeywords.) If set to “false”or

omitted, the customizations are applied

to the standard Ribbon.

tab Creates or references a Ribbon tab

group Creates or references a group on a tab

id Unique name of a custom control

idMso Name of a standard control

label Text displayed on a control

button A command button on a Ribbon The onActionattribute specifies the

name of a function to run when the

button is clicked.

dropDown A drop-down list Automatically limited to list selections.

comboBox A drop-down list that allows manual entries Users can enter selections or select from

the list.

imageMso The image to use for the control Set with the name of a built-in Ribbon

control (or a custom image you have

created).

size The size of the control The choices are “normal”and “large”.

supertip The text to display in the pop-up that appears

when your mouse hovers over a control

visible Whether the control is visible or not The choices are “true”or “false”.

enabled Whether the control is enabled or not The choices are “true”or “false”.

Element names in XML use camel-casing notation; the first letter of the element name is

lowercase, and other components have their first letter capitalized (giving the appear-

ance of a camel’s hump). Example: dropDown.

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