Office UI customization walkthroughs
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
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The following walkthroughs demonstrate ways that you can customize the user interface (UI) of Microsoft Office applications by using document-level customizations and VSTO Add-ins.
Actions pane walkthroughs
Walkthrough: Insert text into a document from an actions pane Demonstrates how to create an actions pane in a Word document. The actions pane contains two controls that send user input to the document.
Walkthrough: Bind data to controls on a Word actions pane Demonstrates how to bind controls on an actions pane in Word to data. The controls demonstrate a master/detail relation between tables in a SQL Server database.
Walkthrough: Bind data to controls on an Excel actions pane Describes how to add controls that are bound to a data source to an actions pane in Excel.
Custom task pane walkthroughs
Walkthrough: Automate an application from a custom task pane Demonstrates how to create a custom task pane that contains a control that automates the host application when the user clicks the control.
Walkthrough: Synchronize a custom task pane with a Ribbon button Demonstrates how to create a custom task pane that users can hide or display by clicking a toggle button on the ribbon.
Walkthrough: Display custom task panes with email messages in Outlook Demonstrates how to display a unique instance of a custom task pane with each e-mail message that is created or opened in Outlook.
Ribbon walkthroughs
Walkthrough: Create a custom tab by using the Ribbon Designer Demonstrates how to create a custom ribbon tab by using the Ribbon Designer. The tab contains a button that can be used to hide or display an actions pane.
Walkthrough: Update the controls on a Ribbon at run time Demonstrates how to use the Ribbon object model to update the controls on a ribbon after the ribbon is loaded into the Office application.
Walkthrough: Create a custom tab by using Ribbon XML Demonstrates how to create a custom ribbon tab by using ribbon XML instead of using the Ribbon Designer.
Controls on Word documents
Walkthrough: Add controls to a document at run time in a VSTO Add-In Demonstrates how to add controls to a document by using a VSTO Add-in.
Walkthrough: Change document formatting using CheckBox controls Demonstrates how to change formatting in a Word document by using check boxes in a document-level customization.
Walkthrough: Display text in a text box in a document using a button Demonstrates how to use buttons and text boxes on Word documents.
Walkthrough: Update a chart in a document using Radio buttons Demonstrates how to change chart styles in a Word document by using option buttons in a document-level customization.
Controls on Excel worksheets
Walkthrough: Add controls to a worksheet at run time in VSTO add-in project Demonstrates how to add controls to a worksheet by using a VSTO Add-in.
Walkthrough: Change worksheet formatting using CheckBox controls Demonstrates the basics of using check boxes on an Excel worksheet to change formatting.
Walkthrough: Display text in a text box in a worksheet using a button Demonstrates the basics of using buttons and text boxes on Excel worksheets.
Walkthrough: Update a chart in a worksheet using radio buttons Shows the basics of changing chart styles using option buttons on an Excel worksheet.