How to: Change the Order of Tabs on the Ribbon

You can change the order of tabs on a Ribbon by using the Tab Collection Editor.

Applies to: The information in this topic applies to document-level projects and application-level projects for the following applications: Excel 2007 and Excel 2010; InfoPath 2010; Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010; PowerPoint 2007 and PowerPoint 2010; Project 2010; Visio 2010; Word 2007 and Word 2010. For more information, see Features Available by Office Application and Project Type.

To change the order of tabs on the Ribbon

1. Select the Ribbon code file (.vb or .cs file) in Solution Explorer.

2. On the View menu, click Designer.

3. Right-click the Ribbon Designer, and then click Properties.

4. In the Properties window, select the Tabs property, and then click the ellipsis button ().

   The Tab Collection Editor appears.

5. In the Tab Collection Editor, in the Members list, select the tab you want to move and click the up or down arrows to change the tab order.

   For more information about how to use Collection Editor dialog boxes, see Collection Editor Dialog Box.

See Also

Tasks

Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Tab by Using the Ribbon Designer

Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Tab by Using Ribbon XML

Concepts

Ribbon Designer

Ribbon XML

Other Resources

Ribbon Overview