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Now, when you stop the recording, save the macro, and run it, Excel simply goes back to the VBA code it generated and follows the exact same steps. When you record a macro, Excel closely watches the steps you’re taking and notes it down in a language that it understands – which is VBA.Īnd since Excel is a really good note taker, it creates a very detailed code (as we will see later in this tutorial). Often, you will find people (including myself) refer to a VBA code as a macro – whether it’s generated by using a macro recorder or has been written manually. If you’re a newbie to VBA, let me first tell you what a macro is – after all, I will keep using this term in the entire tutorial.Ī macro is a code written in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) that allows you to run a chunk of code whenever it is executed.

I have found that it sometimes erases my VBA code (I don't know why, it just does). Tip: Be sure to close your Excel Workbook that includes the ribbon you are editing before editing the XML ribbon file. Download this file for a list of Control IDs for MS Office.Sub GetVisible(control As IRibbonControl, ByRef MakeVisible)Ĭase "TabPageLayoutExcel": MakeVisible = TrueĬase "TabBackgroundRemoval": MakeVisible = True

For example īut I guess you do not want to go via the XML Route. You can however use XML to achieve what you want. Determine which tab is currently selected.What you can't do with the Ribbon using VBA: Get a control's label, screen tip, or supertip Display the image associated with a.Determine whether a particular control is Enabled/Visible/Pressed(Toggleboxes/CheckBoxes).What you can do with the Ribbon using VBA: You can say that Set cbar = Application.CommandBars("Ribbon") but after that, the problem that you will face is how to get a handle for the tabs. So you can work with the commandbar, commandbarButton, commandbarComboBox etc. The only options that you have are as shown in the image below

Unfortunately VBA doesn't expose the tabs. How can I hide and show all the standard Excel ribbon tabs using VBA (not XML)ĪFAIK, you can't do that using VBA.