How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
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- 4StarLounger
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How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
Over the years, my Word's UI has collected menu tabs that were created by other applications that I've since stopped using.
For example, I still have a PDF element menu tab although I'm using Acrobat now.
You can hide these remnant tabs by un-checking them in the "Customize Ribbon" dialog box.
However, for some reason, the menu ribbon gets all messed up. The order gets rearranged randomly, and these dormant menu tabs reappear.
So how do I completely remove these unused menu tabs from the "Customize Ribbon" dialog box?
(Maybe I have to find the root cause of the issue and locate what's causing this occasional rearrangement of the menu tab, but it sounds like a bigger task.)
For example, I still have a PDF element menu tab although I'm using Acrobat now.
You can hide these remnant tabs by un-checking them in the "Customize Ribbon" dialog box.
However, for some reason, the menu ribbon gets all messed up. The order gets rearranged randomly, and these dormant menu tabs reappear.
So how do I completely remove these unused menu tabs from the "Customize Ribbon" dialog box?
(Maybe I have to find the root cause of the issue and locate what's causing this occasional rearrangement of the menu tab, but it sounds like a bigger task.)
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
If it's OK to reset the Ribbon AND the Quick Access Toolbar to factory settings:
Select File > Options.
Select 'Customize Ribbon'.
On the right-hand side, near the bottom, you'll find a Reset drop-down.
Select 'Reset all customizations'.
Click Yes in the dialog that follows.
Select File > Options.
Select 'Customize Ribbon'.
On the right-hand side, near the bottom, you'll find a Reset drop-down.
Select 'Reset all customizations'.
Click Yes in the dialog that follows.
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Hans
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
Also, if you have any Add-Ins that produce these tabs, unload the Add-Ins.
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
>You can hide these remnant tabs by un-checking them in the "Customize Ribbon" dialog box.
You should also be able to remove them by right-clicking them an selecting Delete from the resulting menu ( this option does not appear for built-in ribbon tabs)
You should also be able to remove them by right-clicking them an selecting Delete from the resulting menu ( this option does not appear for built-in ribbon tabs)
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
Wouldn't that get rid of the custom menu tabs that I want to keep? for example, the Acrobat tab?
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
Yes, it would. But Acrobat would almost certainly restore its tab.
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
"Delete" doesn't come up when I right-click. All I have is Add new tab / add new group / rename / show tab / reset tab / move up / move down, in that order from the above.
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
Oh dear. Sounds like you'll need to edit the ribbonx xml ...
If you want to look at that, then for Word, that is in
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office
by default. Open Word16.customUI with a zip manager (e.g winzip or 7-zip), navigate to the CustomUI folder. and look for the CustomUI2.xml file XML file in there
(But don't mess with the contents if you are not confident about what you are doing - and take a backup first ...)
If you want to look at that, then for Word, that is in
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office
by default. Open Word16.customUI with a zip manager (e.g winzip or 7-zip), navigate to the CustomUI folder. and look for the CustomUI2.xml file XML file in there
(But don't mess with the contents if you are not confident about what you are doing - and take a backup first ...)
Last edited by SpeakEasy on 14 Jun 2022, 20:05, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
If these were added using the Word UI Customize the Ribbon dialog, in that dialog if you click on a tab and select it, the Delete or Remove button should be available.
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
I don't think these were added using the Word UI Costimize the Ribbon diaglog. They were added by third-party applications, without my involvement.Charles Kenyon wrote: ↑14 Jun 2022, 00:37If these were added using the Word UI Customize the Ribbon dialog, in that dialog if you click on a tab and select it, the Delete or Remove button should be available.
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
I see that some tabs are not susceptible to the Remove command. Here is a screenshot from my computer showing four that could not be altered using the Customize the Ribbon dialog.
The Adobe tab is from the Adobe Com Add-In and can be removed by removing the Add-In.
The other two are from other programs that would need to be uninstalled. For yours, you need to determine the source and remove it.
The Adobe tab is from the Adobe Com Add-In and can be removed by removing the Add-In.
The other two are from other programs that would need to be uninstalled. For yours, you need to determine the source and remove it.
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
That’s actually the gist of my issue. Those third-party applications have long been removed - e.g., PDF element after I purchased Acrobat. I have no idea why these menu tabs still linger after the applications have been removed.Charles Kenyon wrote: ↑14 Jun 2022, 16:54I see that some tabs are not susceptible to the Remove command. Here is a screenshot from my computer showing four that could not be altered using the Customize the Ribbon dialog.
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The Adobe tab is from the Adobe Com Add-In and can be removed by removing the Add-In.
The other two are from other programs that would need to be uninstalled. For yours, you need to determine the source and remove it.
It looks like my only option now is to reset the menu bar.
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
You could check with the original program to see if they have a solution. With the ones on my computer, if I uninstall them (not delete, but uninstall) they remove the tabs.
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Re: How do you completely get rid of remnant, unused menu tabs?
>It looks like my only option now is to reset the menu bar
Not necessarily - have you tried my suggestion from 13 Jun 2022, 22:07?
Not necessarily - have you tried my suggestion from 13 Jun 2022, 22:07?