Microsoft Access 2010 Bible

Chapter 29: Customizing Access Ribbons

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FIGURE 29.6

The Gallery provides the user with a preview of the options.

SuperTips

One last Access ribbon control is the SuperTip. The SuperTip is very similar to the ToolTip used in

previous versions of Access. A SuperTip is relatively large and contains text that you specify, help-

ing the user understand the purpose of a control. The SuperTip, shown in Figure 29.7, appears as

the user hovers the mouse over a control on the ribbon.

FIGURE 29.7

The SuperTip provides helpful information to the user.

Supertip

The SuperTip example in Figure 29.7 is included in the Main1 ribbon example in the

Chapter29.accdb database. Use frmSelectRibbon, choose Main1 from the list by double-

clicking, and view the Collectible Mini Cars tab on the sample ribbon.

You see examples of creating several types of ribbons controls in the following sections of this chap-

ter. In addition, the Collectible Mini Cars database accompanying this chapter (Chapter29.accdb)

includes several other examples that are not discussed in this chapter. You are encouraged to take a

look at these examples and to use them in your own Access ribbons if you find them useful.

Working with the Access Ribbon

We begin our discussion of the Access ribbons by briefly touring a custom ribbon built for the

Collectible Mini Cars (shown in Figure 29.8) database. Later in this chapter, you see how this rib-

bon was constructed, but in the meantime, just tour the ribbon, its controls, and its behaviors.