How to load a (Word) xml ribbon menu via macro (after startup)

[DaVinney]

Please respond if you have an example or explanation how I can programmatically load an xml ribbon menu in Word. I need to do this after startup (meaning not as part of the startup process). I know how to include the xml in a template and add it to the \startup folder to get it to load as Word is started, but I would like to know how to load it later, using a macro. I'm hoping this is an easy one. : pray2:

[DaVinney]

Umm...I came across this method (GetCustomUI) here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.office.core.iribbonextensibility.getcustomui.aspx
Function GetCustomUI(RibbonID As String) As String
Dim instance As IRibbonExtensibility
Dim RibbonID As String
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = instance.GetCustomUI(RibbonID)
End Function
Should I be persuing something along these lines? Any insight? :dunno

[macropod]

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