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Oct 8, 2018 - Then we'll show you some practical uses of the Developer tab and how you can use them to create more customized Microsoft Office.

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Remember to Refresh your page. This index page last revised: 25 Sep 2018 08:59:55 -0400. The Developer Tab in Word 2007 - Word 2016 Word 2007 Developer Tab (shown above) Word 2010 Developer Tab (shown above) Word 2013 (Office 365) Developer Tab (shown above) Word 2016 (Office 365) Developer Tab (shown above) Word 2016 (Mac) Developer Tab (shown above) You may not see the Developer tab on your Microsoft Word screen.

Installed out of the box, it is not shown. The Developer Tab is an optional tab that gives access to form controls and other programming-type controls. This page will tell you how to access this tab and what the various controls on it are about. For instructions on how to view the (somewhat different) Developer Tab on the Mac, see Neo Wu's response in on the Microsoft Answers forum. - - - - - - Word - turning on the Developer Tab Click on the Office Button and click on the Word Options button at the bottom. Then under Popular check the box to 'Show Developer tab in the Ribbon.'

See Word -2016 - turning on the Developer Tab Right-Click on the Ribbon and select Customize the Ribbon. On the right side of the dialog box that pops up is a list or Ribbon tabs, Check the box for the Developer tab. See The procedure for the of Word 2016 is similar. See Neo Wu's response in. - - - - - - It really is that simple! Now let's take a look at the control groups on the ribbon. Control Group This has the same controls in Word 2007 - Word 2016.

And These controls deal with macros and visual basic for applications (VBA). The Visual Basic button on the left opens the Visual Basic Editor. The Macros button opens the Macros dialog to give you access to macros. Record Macro starts the macro recorder. Pause Recording lets you pause your recording. Macros Security gives you access to the Trust Center.

Control Group - Word 2010 - 2016 This lets you control Add-In programs and templates. There are two different types, thus two buttons. The first button, with two gears, gives you the same dialog as the Document Template button in the.

This Group does not appear in Word 2007; in Word 2007 you can reach the same controls through the Word Options Add-Ins panel. In Word 2016 the blue boxes button was added to let you go to the Office Online Store to look for more Add-Ins. 2010 & 2013.2016 If you are having problems saving changes to the defaults in Word, chances are good that the problem can be traced to a poorly-written Add-In. See for more about Add-Ins.

- - - - - - Form Control Group These are the form controls and this is slightly different from Word 2007 to Word 2013. --------2007----------------------------2010------------------------2013-2016 The big difference is that in Word 2010 - 2016 there is a control for a checkbox. All give access to legacy form controls and ActiveX controls under the toolbox with the dropdown (below).

Word 2013-2016 also give you the Repeating Section Content Control. I prefer a different layout designed by Greg Maxey which is available from. It adds a group for easier access to the legacy form controls and is shown below. Note that this includes the Lock / Unlock button from the Word 97-2003 Forms Toolbar missing from the legacy drop-down! This is available as a free Add-In. - - - - - - Controls I haven't used these.

They are the same in Word 2007 and 2010, revamped in Word 2013. ------2007 & 2010-----2013 & 2016 Protect Controls These are slightly different: --2007--------2010-16 The Word 2010 adds the Block Authors button; this was retained in Word 2013. The Protect Document button in Word 2007 fills the same function as the Restrict Editing Button in Word 2010-13. Controls These are the same in Word 2007-2013. Word 2016 dropped the document panel button.