To Customize a Ribbon Contextual Tab State

You can assign ribbon tabs to a contextual state.

Display the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor

Remove a Ribbon Tab from a Contextual Tab State

Assign a Ribbon Tab to a Contextual Tab State

  1. In the Customize tab, Customizations In <file name> pane, click the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbon node to expand it.
  2. Click the plus sign (+) next to the Tabs node to expand it.
  3. Click the plus sign (+) next to the Contextual Tab States node to expand it.
  4. Drag a ribbon tab from the Tabs node to a ribbon contextual tab state.
  5. Click Apply.
  1. In the Customize tab, Customizations In <file name> pane, click the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbon node to expand it.
  2. Click the plus sign (+) next to the Contextual Tab States node to expand it.
  3. Click the plus sign (+) next to the contextual tab state that contains the ribbon tab you want to remove.
  4. Right-click the ribbon tab under the contextual tab state and click Remove.
  5. Click Apply.

Set the Contextual Display Type of a Ribbon Tab

  1. In the Customize tab, Customizations In <file name> pane, click the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbon node to expand it.
  2. Click the plus sign (+) next to the Contextual Tab States node to expand it.
  3. Click the plus sign (+) next to the contextual tab state that contains the ribbon tab for which you want to change the contextual display type.
  4. Select the ribbon tab you want to change.
  5. In the Properties pane, Contextual Display Type box, select Full or Merged.
  6. Click Apply.