Ribbon builder¶

The Ribbon Builder tool allows you to customise the Word and Outlook ribbons. Using this tool, you can:

modify the supplied I-Deal Docs ribbon tab. For example, change the wording on the buttons, adjust the button sizes, and remove buttons for functions that your organisation does not use
create additional ribbon tabs and add groups and buttons to launch functions specific to your organisation
add groups and buttons to built-in ribbon tabs. For example, add buttons for commonly used templates to Word’s Home tab. Buttons can be arranged in a drop-down format to save screen space
remove groups from built-in tabs. For example, remove the default Styles group from the Home tab and replace it with a customised group reflecting your organisation’s style setup.

Typical buttons that might be added to a ribbon include:

run a custom macro – execute a macro you have created
run a built-in Office command – a list of all available Office commands is visible during ribbon design
run an I-Deal Docs command – a list of all I-Deal Docs commands is visible during ribbon design
apply a specific Style – quickly format text or paragraphs according to your organisation’s style guidelines
insert a specific clause library item – add a predefined clause directly into your document
launch a specific document – launch a document from your network or Document Management System
display a cascading drop-list – show all folders, subfolders, and files starting from a specified folder for easy navigation and selection.

You can control virtually all visual attributes of your buttons, including:

button text – the wording that appears on each button
button size – choose between Office’s large or normal size
button image – select from thousands of images included with Office or from the 2,000 extra images provided with I-Deal Docs
tooltip – the text that appears when the mouse hovers over a button.