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alugris
Copper Contributor
Feb 04, 2023

Word - Missing tabs in ribbon

Hi!

I'm new to this community. I have added a couple of new tabs and buttons  with macros to my Word 365 ribbon, but they keep dissapearing when I re-start Word. The macros are there but the tabs and buttons are not.  Any suggestion how can I solve this issue? Thank you very much!

  • Charles_Kenyon's avatar
    Charles_Kenyon
    Bronze Contributor

    alugris 

    Your recorded macros are stored, by default, in your Normal.dotm template. (That is likely not the best place to store them. Organizing your macros by Beth Melton, Word MVP 

     

    Ribbon customization is stored in a separate file: Word.CustomUI.

    You can back these up using Export/Import.

     

    I prefer actually modifying the ribbon using XML, but that requires more time. It makes for a much more durable, flexible, portable, and shareable ribbon modification. Customize the Office

    Ribbon (It doesn't take rocket science) by Greg Maxey  In my opinion it is worth learning.

     

    Are you, by chance, in a corporate environment with an IT department?

     

    You may want to, instead, add your macros to your Quick Access Toolbar.

    Modifying the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in Microsoft Word

    Such modifications should be stored in the same template that holds the macros.

    • alugris's avatar
      alugris
      Copper Contributor

      Charles_Kenyon 

       

      Thank you! 

      I had come upo with the idea of storing my macros in different templates according to projects, but that didn't work. I'll try customizing the ribbon as you suggest, but I'm afraid it will take some time, since I've never done it. The reference you gave me will be very useful, thanks again. 

       

      I'm actually a teacher, and those macros I made are for editing papers and marking exercises. 

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