I have the following ribbon.xml in my word vsto add-in:
<tab id="TabLetters" getVisible="IsLettersTabVisible" label="Letters">
<group id="LettersGroup" label="Letters">
<toggleButton id="NewWithTemplate"
label="New using template Controls"
size="large"
imageMso="FileNew"
onAction="NewTemplated" />
</toggleButton>
</group>
</tab>
And the following code behind the click event:
public void NewTemplated(Office.IRibbonControl control, bool value)
{
CloseDocument();
var doc = Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.Documents.Add(Template: @"LETTER_V2.dotx", Visible: true);
doc.Activate();
_ribbon.ActivateTab("TabLetters");
}
I would have expected this to result in a new window with my ribbon tab opened, however it just remains the HOME tab that is visible/current. How do I make it happen that my tab is the one that is visible?
Here are two ways you can use to set the active tab:
TabLetters.RibbonUI.ActivateTab("TabLetters");
or
Globals.Ribbons.CustomRibbon.Tabs[Your tab id].RibbonUI.ActivateTab("TabLetters");