Customize MS Word Ribbon and Tabs in Winform C#

Question

I have a MS Word 2013 document loaded in WinForm using C#. Are there any solution for the following:-

1) Customize the Ribbon using Microsoft.Office.Interop

2) Remove/disable the Quick access toolbar and File tab

Answer 1

1. No, you can't use interop file to customize the Ribbon UI. If develop an add-in you have to implement the IRibbonExtensibility interface or embedd a custom markup into the Word file.

2. You can read more about the Ribbon UI and possible QAT customizations in the following series of articles in MSDN:

   • Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 1 of 3)
   • Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 2 of 3)
   • Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 3 of 3)

The File tab belongs to the Bakcstage UI, you can read more about that in the Introduction to the Office 2010 Backstage View for Developers and Customizing the Office 2010 Backstage View for Developers articles in MSDN.