[Expando1]

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.

[Peter T. Daniels]

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.

[Jay Freedman]

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm.

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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.

[Greg Maxey[_2_]]

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

[Peter T. Daniels]

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[_2_]]

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

[Peter T. Daniels]

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[_2_]]

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

[Peter T. Daniels]

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[_2_]]

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

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

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-

[Peter T. Daniels]

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.

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

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[_2_]]

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.

[Peter T. Daniels]

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.

[Greg Maxey[_2_]]

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.

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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in
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My interpretation of that response, which may well be different
from your own, is that the answer is "no".

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"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!

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"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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