Is there a way to modify the ribbon?

[prakumar03]

The Add in is amazing with a strong set of features even when using a Mac. However the ribbon is super crowded and makes it difficult to use. Is there a place where we can hide some of the sections (e.g., I don't need the Font or Text section because we have the powerpoint inbuilt feature for it). This will have a tremendous impact on the improving the usability of the tool.

[mueezkq]

I completely agree. Not having the built-in PPT sections in the Instrumenta ribbon would be huge. Especially since we can't make any modifications to the instrumenta ribbon or add instrumenta tools to the quick access bar.

[iappyx]

Hi @prakumar03 and @mueezkq, the only built in feature is in Settings where you can choose "Pro-mode" or "Review-mode". I did not master yet how to allow more modifications in run-time to the ribbon.

If you have basic XML-knowledge, what you CAN do is to change the customUI.xml that is embedded in the InstrumentaPowerpointToolbar.ppam-file. I also use this to create the Ribbon-page for Instrumenta. You can use Office RibbonX Editor for this, you can download it here: https://github.com/fernandreu/office-ribbonx-editor

Just open the PPAM file, click on "customUI.xml", make your modifications and save! Items that DON'T have an "onAction" are built-in PowerPoint features. You would have to redo this for every new version you install, but this way you can totally customize it.

[iappyx]

Also check out the latest version that updates how Instrumenta is shown. Functionality is now split in different tabs.