Backstage - Combobox - Control

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

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

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>
                <comboBox id="cbo1" label="Form ComboBox 1">
                  <item id="itmCB1" label="1. Item"/>
                  <item id="itmCB2" label="2. Item"/>
                  <item id="itmCB3" label="3. Item"/>
                </comboBox>
                <comboBox id="cbo2" label="Form ComboBox 2" expand="horizontal">
                  <item id="itmCB1a" label="1. Item"/>
                  <item id="itmCB2b" label="2. Item"/>
                  <item id="itmCB3c" label="3. Item"/>
                </comboBox>
        </bottomItems>
      </group>
     </firstColumn>
   </tab>
   <button id="btnFast1" label="Label Backstage Button" imageMso="HappyFace" onAction="OnActionButton"/>
  </backstage>
</customUI>

ComboBox:

Attributes:  alignLabel, enabled, expand, id, idMso, idQ, keytip, label,
                 layout, sizeString, tag, visible

     Callbacks: getEnabled, getItemCount, getItemID, getItemLabel, getKeytip,
                    getLabel, getText, getVisible, onChange

 

Item:

Attributes: id, label

     Callbacks: getLabel

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