Add a Menu that Holds Buttons
Use the Gallery control to add a menu of options to the Ribbon.
Note
To add a button that performs an action in addition to opening a menu, use the Split Button control.
To add a gallery
-
Open the UI Designer.
-
From the Design View pane, from the Ribbon simulation, select the tab and group to which you want to add the control.
To select a group, click the group name. Create a new group, if needed.
-
From the Insert Controls pane, click Gallery.
-
From the Subitems Collection Editor dialog box, click Add, and then select Button.
-
Repeat the previous step to add as many buttons as you want to appear in the menu.
-
With a button selected in the list, set the action and other properties.
-
When you have finished adding and configuring buttons, click OK.
The Subitems Collection Editor dialog box closes.
-
Specify the appearance of the gallery by doing one of the following:
-
Select Change settings, and then type the label, tooltip, and description you want.
-or-
-
Click Select Action, and then select an action from which to use the label, tooltip, and description.
-
-
Click OK.
More information