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How do I add commands to the ribbon in Word2007?
I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on
the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. |
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How do I add commands to the ribbon in Word2007?
You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could
only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20*pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. *I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. * I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. *In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! *How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". *The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. *Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. |
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How do I add commands to the ribbon in Word2007?
See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm.
-- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:20:01 -0700, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. |
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How do I add commands to the ribbon in Word2007?
Peter,
Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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How do I add commands to the ribbon in Word2007?
My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the
poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27*pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. *If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. -- Greg Maxey - *Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- |
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How do I add commands to the ribbon in Word2007?
Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. The
user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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How do I add commands to the ribbon in Word2007?
A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with
the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54*am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. *The user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. *He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. *The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. *Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. *However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - *Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- |
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Peter,
I make no claim to be a teacher good or bad. The page is what it is and is provided at no cost for anyone that cares to read it and make use of the material as they see fit. Plenty have with considerable success. Despite all of its short comings, it certainly comes closer to answering the OP's original question than your unsolicited opinions. Since you took the pains to point out that the OP was unfamiliar with Word2007 I wonder why you then assume that he knows what the QAT is or how to customize it? "You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)" I suppose any novice can just as easily fly a jumbo jet accross the country. But how? Easy, get in the cockpit and safely operate the controls. You also assume that since the OP is unfamiliar with the Word2007 user interface, he is also unfamiliar with XML. Why? He may have written a book on the subject for all you know. Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. The user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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How do I add commands to the ribbon in Word2007?
I didn't. Unlike some MVPs, I didn't simply call it "QAT."
_Of course_ you are a teacher when you answer questions here. People who know little or nothing about Word come here with specific questions, and people provide specific answers. You are not giving them a fish, you are teaching them to fish. (It would also be helpful if reference to introductions to RibbonXML were offered, as opposed to links to hypertechnical MS web pages that require all sorts of prior knowledge.) You refer to something called "RibbonXML." Perhaps it's a variant of XML, but the very fact that it has a different name suggests it involves something in addition to XML. OP's question had been sitting there for nearly two hours and no one had answered it. I provided more information than anyone else, and 20 minutes later, Jay gave the reference to your page -- without feeling any need to suggest that my answer was incorrect. May I remind you that the last time you decided to have a hissy-fit, you subsequently went ahead and wrote some RibbonXML for me to put the Table Borders button into the Table Layout tab. I did follow your instructions, and have that button now, even though I had already put it on my QAT and didn't really need it any more. So what's the reason for your posturing? On Aug 2, 3:38*pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, I make no claim to be a teacher good or bad. *The page is what it is and is provided at no cost for anyone that cares to read it and make use of the material as they see fit. *Plenty have with considerable success. *Despite all of its short comings, it certainly comes closer to answering the OP's original question than your unsolicited opinions. Since you took the pains to point out that the OP was unfamiliar with Word2007 I wonder why you then assume that he knows what the QAT is or how to customize it? "You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)" I suppose any novice can just as easily fly a jumbo jet accross the country. But how? *Easy, get in the cockpit and safely operate the controls. You also assume that since the OP is unfamiliar with the Word2007 user interface, he is also unfamiliar with XML. *Why? He may have written a book on the subject for all you know. Back to point. *If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. The user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - *Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- |
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Peter,
There is a difference between answering questions and offering opinions. You did the latter. I assume it is because you don't know the answer. What does that make you? Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. The reason for trying to make that point, call if posturing if you like, is that if you don't know that answer then there is no need in offering clearly biased opinions or discouraging users from explorer, understanding, and using the full capbalities of the application. Regardless if the questions sits unanswered for two hours or two days. I can't speak for Jay but I assume that he posted the link to the website because despite its terrible shortcomings it at least provides an answer to the OP's question. Peter T. Daniels wrote: I didn't. Unlike some MVPs, I didn't simply call it "QAT." _Of course_ you are a teacher when you answer questions here. People who know little or nothing about Word come here with specific questions, and people provide specific answers. You are not giving them a fish, you are teaching them to fish. (It would also be helpful if reference to introductions to RibbonXML were offered, as opposed to links to hypertechnical MS web pages that require all sorts of prior knowledge.) You refer to something called "RibbonXML." Perhaps it's a variant of XML, but the very fact that it has a different name suggests it involves something in addition to XML. OP's question had been sitting there for nearly two hours and no one had answered it. I provided more information than anyone else, and 20 minutes later, Jay gave the reference to your page -- without feeling any need to suggest that my answer was incorrect. May I remind you that the last time you decided to have a hissy-fit, you subsequently went ahead and wrote some RibbonXML for me to put the Table Borders button into the Table Layout tab. I did follow your instructions, and have that button now, even though I had already put it on my QAT and didn't really need it any more. So what's the reason for your posturing? On Aug 2, 3:38 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, I make no claim to be a teacher good or bad. The page is what it is and is provided at no cost for anyone that cares to read it and make use of the material as they see fit. Plenty have with considerable success. Despite all of its short comings, it certainly comes closer to answering the OP's original question than your unsolicited opinions. Since you took the pains to point out that the OP was unfamiliar with Word2007 I wonder why you then assume that he knows what the QAT is or how to customize it? "You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)" I suppose any novice can just as easily fly a jumbo jet accross the country. But how? Easy, get in the cockpit and safely operate the controls. You also assume that since the OP is unfamiliar with the Word2007 user interface, he is also unfamiliar with XML. Why? He may have written a book on the subject for all you know. Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. The user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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Have you tried customizing the Ribbon? It is NOT rocket science!
-- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... I didn't. Unlike some MVPs, I didn't simply call it "QAT." _Of course_ you are a teacher when you answer questions here. People who know little or nothing about Word come here with specific questions, and people provide specific answers. You are not giving them a fish, you are teaching them to fish. (It would also be helpful if reference to introductions to RibbonXML were offered, as opposed to links to hypertechnical MS web pages that require all sorts of prior knowledge.) You refer to something called "RibbonXML." Perhaps it's a variant of XML, but the very fact that it has a different name suggests it involves something in addition to XML. OP's question had been sitting there for nearly two hours and no one had answered it. I provided more information than anyone else, and 20 minutes later, Jay gave the reference to your page -- without feeling any need to suggest that my answer was incorrect. May I remind you that the last time you decided to have a hissy-fit, you subsequently went ahead and wrote some RibbonXML for me to put the Table Borders button into the Table Layout tab. I did follow your instructions, and have that button now, even though I had already put it on my QAT and didn't really need it any more. So what's the reason for your posturing? On Aug 2, 3:38 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, I make no claim to be a teacher good or bad. The page is what it is and is provided at no cost for anyone that cares to read it and make use of the material as they see fit. Plenty have with considerable success. Despite all of its short comings, it certainly comes closer to answering the OP's original question than your unsolicited opinions. Since you took the pains to point out that the OP was unfamiliar with Word2007 I wonder why you then assume that he knows what the QAT is or how to customize it? "You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)" I suppose any novice can just as easily fly a jumbo jet accross the country. But how? Easy, get in the cockpit and safely operate the controls. You also assume that since the OP is unfamiliar with the Word2007 user interface, he is also unfamiliar with XML. Why? He may have written a book on the subject for all you know. Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. The user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org- |
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See last paragraph of the message to which you replied.
On Aug 2, 9:29*pm, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Have you tried customizing the Ribbon? *It is NOT rocket science! -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in ... I didn't. Unlike some MVPs, I didn't simply call it "QAT." _Of course_ you are a teacher when you answer questions here. People who know little or nothing about Word come here with specific questions, and people provide specific answers. You are not giving them a fish, you are teaching them to fish. (It would also be helpful if reference to introductions to RibbonXML were offered, as opposed to links to hypertechnical MS web pages that require all sorts of prior knowledge.) You refer to something called "RibbonXML." Perhaps it's a variant of XML, but the very fact that it has a different name suggests it involves something in addition to XML. OP's question had been sitting there for nearly two hours and no one had answered it. I provided more information than anyone else, and 20 minutes later, Jay gave the reference to your page -- without feeling any need to suggest that my answer was incorrect. May I remind you that the last time you decided to have a hissy-fit, you subsequently went ahead and wrote some RibbonXML for me to put the Table Borders button into the Table Layout tab. I did follow your instructions, and have that button now, even though I had already put it on my QAT and didn't really need it any more. So what's the reason for your posturing? On Aug 2, 3:38 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, I make no claim to be a teacher good or bad. The page is what it is and is provided at no cost for anyone that cares to read it and make use of the material as they see fit. Plenty have with considerable success. Despite all of its short comings, it certainly comes closer to answering the OP's original question than your unsolicited opinions. Since you took the pains to point out that the OP was unfamiliar with Word2007 I wonder why you then assume that he knows what the QAT is or how to customize it? "You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)" I suppose any novice can just as easily fly a jumbo jet accross the country. But how? Easy, get in the cockpit and safely operate the controls. You also assume that since the OP is unfamiliar with the Word2007 user interface, he is also unfamiliar with XML. Why? He may have written a book on the subject for all you know. Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. The user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. |
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My interpretation of that response, which may well be different from your
own, is that the answer is "no". -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... See last paragraph of the message to which you replied. On Aug 2, 9:29 pm, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Have you tried customizing the Ribbon? It is NOT rocket science! -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in ... I didn't. Unlike some MVPs, I didn't simply call it "QAT." _Of course_ you are a teacher when you answer questions here. People who know little or nothing about Word come here with specific questions, and people provide specific answers. You are not giving them a fish, you are teaching them to fish. (It would also be helpful if reference to introductions to RibbonXML were offered, as opposed to links to hypertechnical MS web pages that require all sorts of prior knowledge.) You refer to something called "RibbonXML." Perhaps it's a variant of XML, but the very fact that it has a different name suggests it involves something in addition to XML. OP's question had been sitting there for nearly two hours and no one had answered it. I provided more information than anyone else, and 20 minutes later, Jay gave the reference to your page -- without feeling any need to suggest that my answer was incorrect. May I remind you that the last time you decided to have a hissy-fit, you subsequently went ahead and wrote some RibbonXML for me to put the Table Borders button into the Table Layout tab. I did follow your instructions, and have that button now, even though I had already put it on my QAT and didn't really need it any more. So what's the reason for your posturing? On Aug 2, 3:38 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, I make no claim to be a teacher good or bad. The page is what it is and is provided at no cost for anyone that cares to read it and make use of the material as they see fit. Plenty have with considerable success. Despite all of its short comings, it certainly comes closer to answering the OP's original question than your unsolicited opinions. Since you took the pains to point out that the OP was unfamiliar with Word2007 I wonder why you then assume that he knows what the QAT is or how to customize it? "You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)" I suppose any novice can just as easily fly a jumbo jet accross the country. But how? Easy, get in the cockpit and safely operate the controls. You also assume that since the OP is unfamiliar with the Word2007 user interface, he is also unfamiliar with XML. Why? He may have written a book on the subject for all you know. Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. The user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. |
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I think he once tried half heartedly. But rather than "roll up his sleeves"
and really try to learn something new, he quickly became frustrated and started deriding the process and my attempts to explain it. To use his own words, I ended up giving him the fish. His last paragraph of the message to which you replied shows his appreciation for that effort. -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message ... My interpretation of that response, which may well be different from your own, is that the answer is "no". -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... See last paragraph of the message to which you replied. On Aug 2, 9:29 pm, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Have you tried customizing the Ribbon? It is NOT rocket science! -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in ... I didn't. Unlike some MVPs, I didn't simply call it "QAT." _Of course_ you are a teacher when you answer questions here. People who know little or nothing about Word come here with specific questions, and people provide specific answers. You are not giving them a fish, you are teaching them to fish. (It would also be helpful if reference to introductions to RibbonXML were offered, as opposed to links to hypertechnical MS web pages that require all sorts of prior knowledge.) You refer to something called "RibbonXML." Perhaps it's a variant of XML, but the very fact that it has a different name suggests it involves something in addition to XML. OP's question had been sitting there for nearly two hours and no one had answered it. I provided more information than anyone else, and 20 minutes later, Jay gave the reference to your page -- without feeling any need to suggest that my answer was incorrect. May I remind you that the last time you decided to have a hissy-fit, you subsequently went ahead and wrote some RibbonXML for me to put the Table Borders button into the Table Layout tab. I did follow your instructions, and have that button now, even though I had already put it on my QAT and didn't really need it any more. So what's the reason for your posturing? On Aug 2, 3:38 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, I make no claim to be a teacher good or bad. The page is what it is and is provided at no cost for anyone that cares to read it and make use of the material as they see fit. Plenty have with considerable success. Despite all of its short comings, it certainly comes closer to answering the OP's original question than your unsolicited opinions. Since you took the pains to point out that the OP was unfamiliar with Word2007 I wonder why you then assume that he knows what the QAT is or how to customize it? "You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)" I suppose any novice can just as easily fly a jumbo jet accross the country. But how? Easy, get in the cockpit and safely operate the controls. You also assume that since the OP is unfamiliar with the Word2007 user interface, he is also unfamiliar with XML. Why? He may have written a book on the subject for all you know. Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. The user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab. |
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I have work to do and do not have the time needed to master a
completely new discipline, computer programming. I was quite surprised that, after you had been at least as nasty as you were yesterday, you went ahead and wrote the addition anyway. On Aug 3, 4:55*am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: I think he once tried half heartedly. *But rather than "roll up his sleeves" and really try to learn something new, he quickly became frustrated and started deriding the process and my attempts to explain it. *To use his own words, I ended up giving him the fish. His last paragraph of the message to which you replied shows his appreciation for that effort. -- Greg Maxey - *Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in . .. My interpretation of that response, which may well be different from your own, is that the answer is "no". -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message .... See last paragraph of the message to which you replied. On Aug 2, 9:29 pm, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Have you tried customizing the Ribbon? It is NOT rocket science! -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in ... I didn't. Unlike some MVPs, I didn't simply call it "QAT." _Of course_ you are a teacher when you answer questions here. People who know little or nothing about Word come here with specific questions, and people provide specific answers. You are not giving them a fish, you are teaching them to fish. (It would also be helpful if reference to introductions to RibbonXML were offered, as opposed to links to hypertechnical MS web pages that require all sorts of prior knowledge.) You refer to something called "RibbonXML." Perhaps it's a variant of XML, but the very fact that it has a different name suggests it involves something in addition to XML. OP's question had been sitting there for nearly two hours and no one had answered it. I provided more information than anyone else, and 20 minutes later, Jay gave the reference to your page -- without feeling any need to suggest that my answer was incorrect. May I remind you that the last time you decided to have a hissy-fit, you subsequently went ahead and wrote some RibbonXML for me to put the Table Borders button into the Table Layout tab. I did follow your instructions, and have that button now, even though I had already put it on my QAT and didn't really need it any more. So what's the reason for your posturing? On Aug 2, 3:38 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, I make no claim to be a teacher good or bad. The page is what it is and is provided at no cost for anyone that cares to read it and make use of the material as they see fit. Plenty have with considerable success. Despite all of its short comings, it certainly comes closer to answering the OP's original question than your unsolicited opinions. Since you took the pains to point out that the OP was unfamiliar with Word2007 I wonder why you then assume that he knows what the QAT is or how to customize it? "You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)" I suppose any novice can just as easily fly a jumbo jet accross the country. But how? Easy, get in the cockpit and safely operate the controls. You also assume that since the OP is unfamiliar with the Word2007 user interface, he is also unfamiliar with XML. Why? He may have written a book on the subject for all you know. Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. |
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Peter,
I will not be goaded into exchanging insults with you. Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Your opinions and your suggestion that the OP could only customize the Ribbon if he were skilled in some arcane sort of programming was not a "completely correct" answer to the OP's question. Peter T. Daniels wrote: I have work to do and do not have the time needed to master a completely new discipline, computer programming. I was quite surprised that, after you had been at least as nasty as you were yesterday, you went ahead and wrote the addition anyway. On Aug 3, 4:55 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: I think he once tried half heartedly. But rather than "roll up his sleeves" and really try to learn something new, he quickly became frustrated and started deriding the process and my attempts to explain it. To use his own words, I ended up giving him the fish. His last paragraph of the message to which you replied shows his appreciation for that effort. -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in . .. My interpretation of that response, which may well be different from your own, is that the answer is "no". -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... See last paragraph of the message to which you replied. On Aug 2, 9:29 pm, "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Have you tried customizing the Ribbon? It is NOT rocket science! -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in ... I didn't. Unlike some MVPs, I didn't simply call it "QAT." _Of course_ you are a teacher when you answer questions here. People who know little or nothing about Word come here with specific questions, and people provide specific answers. You are not giving them a fish, you are teaching them to fish. (It would also be helpful if reference to introductions to RibbonXML were offered, as opposed to links to hypertechnical MS web pages that require all sorts of prior knowledge.) You refer to something called "RibbonXML." Perhaps it's a variant of XML, but the very fact that it has a different name suggests it involves something in addition to XML. OP's question had been sitting there for nearly two hours and no one had answered it. I provided more information than anyone else, and 20 minutes later, Jay gave the reference to your page -- without feeling any need to suggest that my answer was incorrect. May I remind you that the last time you decided to have a hissy-fit, you subsequently went ahead and wrote some RibbonXML for me to put the Table Borders button into the Table Layout tab. I did follow your instructions, and have that button now, even though I had already put it on my QAT and didn't really need it any more. So what's the reason for your posturing? On Aug 2, 3:38 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, I make no claim to be a teacher good or bad. The page is what it is and is provided at no cost for anyone that cares to read it and make use of the material as they see fit. Plenty have with considerable success. Despite all of its short comings, it certainly comes closer to answering the OP's original question than your unsolicited opinions. Since you took the pains to point out that the OP was unfamiliar with Word2007 I wonder why you then assume that he knows what the QAT is or how to customize it? "You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)" I suppose any novice can just as easily fly a jumbo jet accross the country. But how? Easy, get in the cockpit and safely operate the controls. You also assume that since the OP is unfamiliar with the Word2007 user interface, he is also unfamiliar with XML. Why? He may have written a book on the subject for all you know. Back to point. If you don't know the answer it is ok to leave the question to those that do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: A good teacher recognizes when his students are having difficulty with the material, and pitches his approach appropriately. If something is "beyond the scope of this page," then "this page" is not suitable (i.e., is difficult) for someone not familiar with such things as "a well-ordered hierarchical struture of instructions," especially when that "well-ordered structure" can only be discerned by "looking at it closely." (And that was only the very first operation described.) It reminds me of the joke about the mathematician giving a lecture who says, "And it is obvious that ..." and rushes out of the room and returns half an hour later and continues, "Yes, it is obvious that ....." Anmd the fact that OP calls the Ribbon the "menu bar" suggests that he is not all that familiar with Word2007 and thus not at all familiar with "RibbonXML." On Aug 2, 8:54 am, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Once again you assume that the whole world marches to your drummer. The user did not ask the group collectively or you specificaly for an opinion on what is easier. He asked how to add tabs and commands to the ribbon. Once again you make statements not supported by facts. The word "difficult" does not appear anywhere on the webpage in question. Despite your inabilitity to comprendend, I have recieved several dozens of feedback on the webpage indicating that it was just the thing the person, many of them complete novices to XML, needed to get started with ribbon customization. Peter T. Daniels wrote: My answer is perfectly correct. Your webpage to which Jay directed the poster even admits that the programming is difficult, and (sorry to say) your instructions are incomprehensible to anyone who isn't very familiar with programming in that language -- "The complete workings and writing of the RibbonXML script shown above is beyond the scope of this page. However, I hope after looking at it closely that you will see that it consists of a well ordered hierarchical structure of instructions." Whereas my suggestion to put the needed operations in the QAT is much easier to carry out. On Aug 1, 11:27 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: Peter, Here's a tip. If you don't know the answer, it is ok to leave the question to those who do. Peter T. Daniels wrote: You can easily customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). You could only customize the Ribbon if you were skilled in some arcane sort of programming. On Aug 1, 2:20 pm, Expando1 wrote: I'm trying to customize a document template. I'd like to have commands on the menu bar (File, Edit, View, Insert.., etc.) that I can click on and which will be populated with selections to auto-fill form fields in the document. I've done this in Word 2003 but can't figure out how it's done in 2007. In 2003, I right click on the menu bar, select customize, select the commands tab, then under categories select "New Menu" and drag it up to the menu bar...viola, done! How is this done is Word 2007? As a specific example, I'd like one menu command labeled "Diagnosis" and another "Recommendations". The "diagnosis" tab will have a list of selectable diseases which will insert into the form when selected. Likewise for the "recommendations" tab.- -- Greg Maxey - Word MVP My web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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