RibbonX For Dummies

by Mueller, John Paul

• ISBN13: 9780470169940
• ISBN10: 047016994X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-20
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Shows developers how to use RibbonX to customize Office 2007's new Ribbon user interface-the most radical interface change in Office history-and adapt legacy Office customizations for the Ribbon An indispensable first-to-market resource for Office power users and developers of custom Office applications-especially those who have existing custom templates or applications that need to be converted Demonstrates how to create custom business applications for Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint, and offers simple fixes and sample conversion programs to convert legacy applications Provides straightforward examples using VBA as well as more complex sample applications written in C# and VB.NET, with all code available on the book's companion Web site

Author Biography

John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 74 books and over 300 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads-down programming. Some of his current books include a Windows power optimization book, a book on .NET security, and books on Amazon Web Services, Google Web Services, and eBay Web Services. His technical editing skills have helped over 52 authors refine the content of their manuscripts. John has provided technical editing services to both DataBased Advisor Magazine and Coast Compute magazines. He’s also contributed articles to magazines like CIO.com, DevSource, InformIT, Informant, DevX, SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, Hard Core Visual Basic, asp.netPRO, Software Test and Performance, and Visual Basic Developer.

Table of Contents

Introduction

An Overview of RibbonX

Getting to Know the Ribbon

Creating an Effective RibbonX Design

Interacting with the Ribbon

Designing New RibbonX Elements

Writing RibbonX Scripts

RibbonX and Visual Studio

Creating New RibbonX Applications

Developing Business Applications for Word

Developing Business Applications for Excel

Developing Business Applications for Access

Developing Business Applications for Outlook

Developing Business Applications for PowerPoint

Working with Web Services

Converting Existing Toolbars and Macros

Simple Fixes for Older Menus and Toolbars

Conversion Techniques for VBA Users

Conversion Techniques for Visual Studio Users

The Part of Tens

Ten New Tasks You Can Perform with RibbonX

Ten RibbonX Resources

Index

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