Office Ribbon Editor

When creating a specific type of software solution, especially if it has to integrate within a certain environment or if it is based on a particular runtime, it can be difficult to get thew job done without the proper tools.

For instance, those who are developing apps compatible with Microsoft Office and wish to customize the layout by giving it a ribbon-style look, would surely appreciate a utility like Office Ribbon Editor.

As soon as you install this program and have it up and running, you will appreciate the neatly structured layout of the interface that makes it quite easy to create or open documents and perform the necessary modifications on the spot.

The workspace is divided into several areas, so you can manage quite easily the Toolbox pane with its containers, samples and controls as well as the Document Explorer and all its features.

Office Ribbon Editor is equipped with just the elementary functions for handling code, text and other content you need to insert in your project. However, in the 'Advanced' section are two useful extras, namely those for commenting or uncommenting a selection.

Since the application supports having several documents opened, each in its own tab, there are some specific options insofar as the views are concerned. Thus, you can fold or unfold all items, collapse and uncollapse the current level, as well as zoom in or out using either a mouse wheel and keyboard combination or just shortcut keys.

This tool seems to be well suited for advanced users and it can be used only for Office 2007 and Office 2010 documents. The set of features it bundles is rather basic and those who wish to go more in depth with the customizations could find it rather difficult to do so with Office Ribbon Editor.