


Libraries (with projections for VBA, C#, VB.NET and COM-capable environments like VC++ and VB6).It aims to both simplify and extend the existing XML-based programming model for the Office UI, by exposing a complete object model for the Ribbon and Backstage (while also fully supporting XML). Ribbon Commander is a framework for rapid Office UI development. Research conducted by Microsoft indicated that a large number of requested features for Office actually already existed in the software! Some features were buried to the point that users either couldn't find them or had, understandably, become weary of mining the menu system in search of them.

One of the main drivers behind the Ribbon was discover-ability of new functions. With Office 2007 or later, the user interface is consolidated in one place: The Ribbon. Until Office 2003, users had to search for unfamiliar commands in hierarchical menus, toolbars, task panes or memorize keyboard shortcuts. Microsoft promotes the Ribbon as the modern way to help users find, understand, and use commands efficiently, directly and with a minimum number of clicks, with less need to resort to trial-and-error and without having to refer to Help. Ribbon Commander What is the Office Ribbon
