Backstage - group

Remark: All functions in this chapter refer to Access / Office 2010.  

In a Backstage - group areas with headlines and borders can be defined.

A Backstage - group can hold one of the following items:

• primaryItems

• topItems

• bottomItems

If you want to use all elements you have to define them in this sequence in Ribbon XML.

For each Group a style can be defined.

style="StyleType"

Following Style types are available:
 

The corresponding XML Ribbon file:

<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui">
   <ribbon startFromScratch="false">
      <!-- Ribbon XML -->
   </ribbon>
  <backstage>
    <tab  id="btab1" label="Tab Label 1. ">
      <firstColumn>
       <taskGroup id="MytskGroup1" label="Label taskGroup 1. Column" helperText="Helpertext for 1. Column"/>
         <group id="myGroup21" label="Label 1. Group" helperText="Style:= normal"  style="normal"/>
         <group id="myGroup22" label="Label 2. Group" helperText="Style:= warning" style="warning"/>
         <group id="myGroup23" label="Label 3. Group" helperText="Style:= error" style="error"/>
      </firstColumn>
      <secondColumn>
        <taskGroup id="MytskGroup2" label="Label taskGroup 2. Column" helperText="Helpertext for 2. Column"/>
        <group id="myGroup21a" label="Label Group" style="error"/>
      <secondColumn/>
    </tab>
    <button id="btnBackstage1" label="Label Backstage Button" imageMso="HappyFace" onAction="OnActionButton"/>
  </backstage>
</customUI>

Attributes: helperText,id, idMso, idQ, insertAfterMso, insertAfterQ, insertBeforeMso,
                insertBeforeQ, label, showLabel, style,tag, visible

 Callbacks: getHelperText, getLabel, getShowLabel, getStyle, getVisible

 

You can also find this sample in sample database "Backstage View".