Changing the active ribbon when PPT starts

Hi there,

well, I don't know, if it is an XML question:


When I open PowerPoint, the "Start"-ribbon always is the active one. I would love to have my self-built add-in-ribbon (let's call it "RG Home") being the active ribbon, when I start PowerPoint.

I had a look into the PowerPoint options but didn't find anything helpful. Have I been too blind? Or is it an XML thing? Or something to do in the registry?

I would be interested in finding out how to do this.

Thank you,
RG

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib.../ff861125.aspx


2010 and later only

Code:

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Public myRibbon As IRibbonUI
 
Sub tabActivate(ByVal control As IRibbonControl)
    myRibbon.ActivateTab (control.ID)
End Sub

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Dear Paul,

maybe I'm already too tired ... night falls over Western Europe ... do I have to change anything to tell the macro the name of my tab? I tried renaming the tab id in XML to "myRibbon", I tried renaming my module to "myRibbon" or to "RibbonControl" and I tried with not changing anything. My tab stays in the background ... What am I doing wrong? Sorry for my stupidity ... most of things I do around VBA and XML still are trial and error ... (I work with 2010, that shouldn't be the reason)

Thanks,
Rob

Code:

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'Callback for customUI.onLoad
Sub OnRibbonLoad(ribbon As IRibbonUI)
    Dim x As Object
    Set oRibbon = ribbon
    On Error Resume Next
    Set x = Application.ActiveWindow.View.Slide.Shapes("Draftmaster")
    On Error GoTo 0
   
    bMarkedDraft = Not (x Is Nothing)
    oRibbon.Invalidate
   
    oRibbon.ActivateTab ("RGHomeTab")
   
End Sub

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Aaaah ... it was

(control.id)

that had to be replaced!

OMG ... your quote in the other thread is really so true ... :-)