Ribbonx - Disable Excel Options button

[Sergio Luis Martins]

Hi,

I'd like to hide or disable Excel Options button at Office Menu but I can't
find its idMso as button and neither as command. I'd like too the same for
Recent Documents list. Are these possible?

TIA

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

You can't hide the Options button using RibbonX.
The recent document lists is also off limits via RibbonX, but you might
be able to use other means (e.g. setting the number of recent document
entries to zero via the registry).

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[Sergio Luis Martins]

Thanks, Patrick, for the quick reply.

They could forget all but not these two idMsos. It's a shame.

About setting the number of recent document it's not so smart, anyway
thanks.

Regards,

Sergio

You can't hide the Options button using RibbonX.
The recent document lists is also off limits via RibbonX, but you might be
able to use other means (e.g. setting the number of recent document
entries to zero via the registry).

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
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Hi,

I'd like to hide or disable Excel Options button at Office Menu but I
can't
find its idMso as button and neither as command. I'd like too the same
for
Recent Documents list. Are these possible?

TIA

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

I don't think they forgot it. I think this was on purpose.
If you disable the Options button, then users won't have any way to get
to the add-ins dialog and switch off an add-in. So potentially, an
add-in could rob users of the Options button (and hence any way to get
rid of it), which would be a major support headache for Microsoft. The
only way to get rid of an add-in then would be via the registry.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
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Thanks, Patrick, for the quick reply.

They could forget all but not these two idMsos. It's a shame.

About setting the number of recent document it's not so smart, anyway
thanks.

Regards,

Sergio

You can't hide the Options button using RibbonX.
The recent document lists is also off limits via RibbonX, but you might be
able to use other means (e.g. setting the number of recent document
entries to zero via the registry).

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
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Hi,

I'd like to hide or disable Excel Options button at Office Menu but I
can't
find its idMso as button and neither as command. I'd like too the same
for
Recent Documents list. Are these possible?

TIA

 

[Sergio Luis Martins]

Hi Patrick,

I have doubts about this purpose because in early Excel versions it could
happen too and I don´t think this is a real problem.

Regards,

Sergio

I don't think they forgot it. I think this was on purpose.
If you disable the Options button, then users won't have any way to get to
the add-ins dialog and switch off an add-in. So potentially, an add-in
could rob users of the Options button (and hence any way to get rid of
it), which would be a major support headache for Microsoft. The only way
to get rid of an add-in then would be via the registry.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Thanks, Patrick, for the quick reply.

They could forget all but not these two idMsos. It's a shame.

About setting the number of recent document it's not so smart, anyway
thanks.

Regards,

Sergio

You can't hide the Options button using RibbonX.
The recent document lists is also off limits via RibbonX, but you might
be
able to use other means (e.g. setting the number of recent document
entries to zero via the registry).

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed


Hi,

I'd like to hide or disable Excel Options button at Office Menu but I
can't
find its idMso as button and neither as command. I'd like too the same
for
Recent Documents list. Are these possible?

TIA