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:
• heroItem
• 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:
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normal |
Font color of headline: Black
Line of headline: Dotted, color: Black |
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warning |
Font color of headline: Yellow/Orange
Line/border around the group: Solid, Yellow/Orange |
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error |
Font color of headline: Red
Line/border around the group: Solid, Red |
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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".
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