New Toolbar

[Guest]

Our company maintains its own toolbar in all documents. We build macros that
users select to keep documents consistent in form and function. HOW DO WE DO
THAT IN WORD 2007?

I see no "New Toolbar" option. We feel screwed.

 

[Guest]

When you open your word documents which has the toolbars in it, it will show
up under the AddIns tab.

hth

 

[Guest]

We want them as a bank of buttons below all other toolbars. We're dealing
with order clerks here. They need buttons right under their noses.

How do we get a custom toolbar with its buttons for our macros to appear as
a bank of buttons below all the other toolbars? Hiding it under "Addins"
ain't gonna cut it.

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

You'll have to find a different approach. You can add items to the Quick
Access Toolbar (QAT), which you can show below the tabs. However, you
can't make your own new toolbars. You'll have to put your stuff probably
into a tab.
I suggest to read http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/06/09/20
Also, for using the new RibbonX language, you should look at
http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribbonx
If you don't want to bother with the language, take a look at my add-in
linked below.

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[Graham Mayor]

That's the way it works! They'll get used to it - see
http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm

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[Beth Melton]

You can customize the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) for a template or global
template and those customizations will display. Additionally, the QAT can be
viewed below the Ribbon so it displays similar to a toolbar below the main
set of commands.

BUT customizing the Ribbon really isn't very difficult - especially if you
are a developer and it sounds like you are. You can create your own tabs,
add groups to built-in tabs, and if you really want to make sure users find
the tools they need, the entire set of built-in tabs on the Ribbon can be
suppressed and you can display only your custom tab. That way, only those
commands users need to accomplish the task at hand are available and they
won't be lost amongst options and commands that don't apply.

Also consider how MS displays certain commands on the Ribbon. Those that
users should take note of (or are frequently used) have a large icon, those
that aren't are smaller. And if the process your users need to take is
sequential in nature, your custom groups on your tab can be organized to
follow your process from left to right. The Mailings tab, for example, is
set up like this. For Mail Merge the process is organized into four groups,
Start, Write, Preview, Finish.

I develop custom solutions for Office applications and once I got my head
around how the new features work I see a LOT of ways I can integrate the new
functionality that can result in less training for those who utilize my
solutions.

There have been some tools developed that make Ribbon customizations easier,
(previously all we had was the Notepad), and I foresee other tools being
developed in the future. Here's an article you might be interested in that
can provide some insight and resources for this task:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Customize_Ribbon.htm

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