Hello,



Is it possible to show or hide the QAT Quick Access Toolbar in vba ?

With the code Application.CommandBars.ExecuteMso ("MinimizeRibbon") we can hide the whole Ribbon but not only the QAT. Is there an idMso for the QAT?

Best Regards,
David

Looks like it is possible in Word365 via the interface -
Move the Quick Access Toolbar - Microsoft Support

I'm not seeing a way to do this in Word 2016 and can't suggest a method via VBA

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

Thank you very much for your feedback!

I can't do it for the standard QAT either. I tried with Application.CommandBars.ExecuteMso ("???") but i don't have the idMso for the QAT. The idMso "MinimizeRibbon" hides/displays all the tabs but not the QAT

With a custom QAT put in startup folder, I have a problem with startFromScratch="true" which hides all other standard tabs (except the custom ribbon)

Is there a solution?

Sincerely,
David

I'm not sure where you are going with this project but it is generally considered poor form to disable/hide all the functionality that a user may have customised for their own purposes - such as the QAT and Normal.dotm template contents. I prefer my templates to augment the user experience rather than remove familiar capabilities - leading a horse to water rather than forcing them to drink. That being said...

Does startFromScratch hide the QAT too? I've never used that setting myself. If that appears to be the only way to hide the QAT then you could reinstate each of the various ribbon tabs with xml. Just include the idMso for each tab.

Another alternative might be to export the existing QAT as the template opens, then remove all buttons. A separate macro could then re-instate the exported QAT as you close the template. This might be quite complicated if there are multiple templates (Normal, attached or add-ins) which each carry QAT customisations.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

Good evening Guessed and thank you for your feedback!

Yes you are right, but it's not a question for me to disable anything from the user, on the contrary as you say, it to bring an added value to his experience.

The idea I had with a custom QAT was to be able to link it to the custom ribbon for the user. In fact, in the case I encountered, I had no more space on the latter, and creating an additional tab for only a few items (needed only from time to time and under specific conditions), was not very ergonomic for my taste.

By default, startFromScratch="true" displays only the custom ribbon and the custom QAT.

Great that you can reset each tab with idMSo, I hadn't thought of that, thanks for the info! I think it's a bit like the Backstage?

Yes the idea of importing the .qat export file is also interesting... but the simplest would be that MS creates us a idMso for the QAT, as Application.CommandBars.ExecuteMso ("MinimizeRibbon") works for a ribbon.

With that I wish you a very good evening,
David