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Built-in Control Scanner

Built-in Control Scanner

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Use this free utility to find command bar names and built-in controls IDs.
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Components for Microsoft Office, Office 365 and Internet Explorer developers that allow extending Microsoft applications with your custom functionality without dreary routine coding and debugging.
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Built-in Control Scanner is a free utility that allows you to quickly find command bar names and built-in controls IDs. This is a must-have tool for Office add-in developers. The names and IDs form the base for customizing any command bar-enabled Office application. Say, you need to know a built-in control ID in order to handle its events, to place your custom command bar button before or after this or that built-in control.

Command bars are distinguished by their names while command bar controls are distinguished by their IDs. Custom command bar controls can be placed before or after a given built-in control. For instance, you may want to place your custom button before the Save button. To achieve this, you use the Built-in Control Scanner to find the ID of the Save button. Then you use this ID in the code that adds your control. Note that inAdd-in Express command bar control components, you would just specify the ID of the Save button in the BeforeIdMso property of your control.

Supported Applications Supported Applications

  • Excel
  • Outlook
  • Word
  • PowerPoint
  • Access
  • Project
  • FrontPage
  • Visio
  • Publisher

Supported Applications Control Types

  • Botton
  • ComboBox and EditBox
  • Popup

Related Links Related Links

  • Built-in Control Scanner - home page
  • Built-in Control Scanner - download page

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