Backstage - Button - Control

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

The button element is different to the standard Ribbon button on following attributes.

New:

• Attributes:  expand, isDefinitive, layout, style
• Callbacks: - 

Not available:

• Attributes:  description, insertAfterMso, insertBeforeMso, insertAfterQ,
                   insertBeforeQ, size, showLabel, showImage
  
• Callbacks: getDescription, getShowImage, getShowLabel, getSize 

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="Label 1. Tab">
      <firstColumn>
       <group id="myGroup" style="normal" label="Form Button">
         <bottomItems>
             <button id="btn1" label="Form Button 1" imageMso="HappyFace"/>
             <button id="btn2" label="Form Button 2" expand="horizontal" style="normal" />
             <button id="btn3" label="Form Button 3" style="borderless"/>
             <button id="btn4" label="Form Button 4" style="large" imageMso="HappyFace"
                          screentip="Screentip" supertip="Supertip"/>
        </bottomItems>
      </group>
     </firstColumn>
   </tab>
   <button id="btnFast1" label="Label Backstage Button" imageMso="HappyFace" onAction="OnActionButton"/>
  </backstage>
</customUI>

Attributes: Same as Standard Ribbon Button, except for above listed attributes. 

Callbacks: Same as Standard Ribbon Button, except for above listed callbacks.

 

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