Step 4: Next you need to insert your own custom xml to cusomize the UI, hence, click on Insert Menu, Under Insert Menu you will see Sample XML, click “ Excel – A Custom Tab” (since we intended to add a new tab) as shown below: Step 3: Once file is open it will look like as below: And browse “ CustomAddin.xlsxm” file using Open menu as shown below: Step 2: Close the file and open Microsoft Custom UI Editor (you can download it from here). Step 1: Open a blank workbook and save it a macro enabled format as shown below (I named it as “ CustomAddin.xlsm“):
In this post, I will guide you through creating your own ribbon with various controls that you can use to accomplish various tasks in Excel. Since office 2007 and higher versions are based on XML hence, its UI can be manipulated with the help of XML and user can bring his own features as desired.