Can't find the list of most (all?) tab names for the ribbon in Office

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After some heavy googling, I've concluded that I'm unable to locate information on the id names for the different components of the ribbon in Office.

For instance, even though the following XML works, I need to hide the add-in error display due to TabMail being at fault when a new email is being created. It's my understand that it's because I currently target all windows in Outlook but should be only targeting the main one. When a new email is being created, my add-in tries to insert itself in there too failing and complaining.

<ribbon>
  <tabs>
    <tab idMso="TabMail">
      <group id="Animals" label="Animal group">
        <splitButton id="MainSplitButton" size="large">
          <button id="Donkey"
                  label="Donkey me"
                  getImage="GetImage"
                  showImage="true"
                  onAction="Donkey_Click"/>
          ...

Where can I find the list of all (or at least the most common) tab and group names?
Or at least, what to google for (apparently my searches weren't based on words distinctive enough)?

While preferring the digital information, I'd be willing to purchase some literature covering Office add-in development. Even on that subject my search was inconclusive (many hits, no one of which feeling like the right stuff.)

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 13 '13 at 12:14

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For Office 2007 see this link, for Office 2010 Fluent UI click here and the 2013 version is here.

I also didn't find much good literature, but there is tons of posts on forums and since I work for Excel only (which has quite a good developer community) I settled with that.

answered May 13 '13 at 12:14

Mitja Bezenšek

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Thanks, mate! I'll check that out. Generally, it's very difficult to fins info on ribbon, IMHO. For instance, I can't find a way to reference a checkbox (needs to be set to true programmatically). Very annoying... – Konrad Viltersten May 13 '13 at 12:31

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered May 13 '13 at 14:12

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If you are looking documentation for using Ribbon callbacks here you go

For Office 2007

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa338199(v=office.12).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa722523(v=office.12).aspx

For Office 2010

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee691833(v=office.14).aspx

answered May 13 '13 at 14:12

Kiru

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Am I to understand that Office 2013 is covered by the 2010 version? – Konrad Viltersten May 15 '13 at 12:55
I havent worked with Office 2013 but I believe the ribbon callbacks havent changed much. – Kiru May 16 '13 at 12:12
Will try that out. At the moment I've learned to dislike Outlook so I'm hoping it'll get smoother soon. :) – Konrad Viltersten May 16 '13 at 13:35

Can't find the list of most (all?) tab names for the ribbon in Office

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