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Creating a Ribbon

By: Vivek Thangaswamy

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Date Created: March 23rd 2009
Last Updated: March 23rd 2009

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6. Next, select the User Control, and name it UserControl1.cs.
   
   
   
   
7. Open the UserControl1.cs file, and add the following namespace references:

   		using System.Windows.Forms;
   		using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core;
   		using PowerPoint = Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint;

8. Open the Ribbon1.cs fi le, and add the following namespace references:

   		using System.Windows.Forms;
   		using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core;
   		using PowerPoint = Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint;
             

9. Next, add the instance of the User Control and custom task pane to the Ribbon code file:

             // Usercontrol instance to access from the Ribbon
   		private UserControl1 PacktUserControl;
             // Instance for Custom Task Pane to create
             private Microsoft.Office.Tools.CustomTaskPane PacktCustomPane;
             

10. Next, write the following code to show the custom task pane in the button click event of the Ribbon menu:

              private void RibbonButton1_Click(object sender, 
              RibbonControlEventArgs e)
              {
              // Initializing the UserControl in the ribbon
              PacktUserControl = new UserControl1();
              // Add the UserControl to the custom task pane
              PacktCustomPane = Globals.ThisAddIn.CustomTaskPanes.
    		  Add(PacktUserControl, "Calendar");
              // Set the custom task pane to visible
    		  PacktCustomPane.Visible = true;
              }
              

11. On the ValueChanged event of the dateTimePicker , we are writing the code to insert the selected date.

              private void dateTimePicker1_ValueChanged(object sender, 
              EventArgs e)
              {
              try
              {
              // Getting the active presentation slide
              PowerPoint.Slide PckTSlide = Globals.ThisAddIn.
              Application.ActivePresentation.Slides[1];
              // Set the presentation type like text or image imsert option
              PacktTextShape = PckTSlide.Shapes.AddTextbox(Office.
              MsoTextOrientation.msoTextOrientationHorizontal,
              50, 100, 600, 50);
              // Set the text value as selected date time
              PacktTextShape.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = dateTimePicker1.
              Value.ToString();
              // Font style properties
              PacktTextShape.TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Size = 48;
              PacktTextShape.TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Color.RGB = Color.
              DarkViolet.ToArgb();
              }
              catch (Exception ex)
              {
              MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
              }
              }