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C# VSTO Add-in Excel: What is the name of this Excel Super-Tab Control and how to make it? (Contextual Tab or Tool Tab)


In Excel (On Windows), there is a kind of a Super-Tab appearing on top of certain Tabs:

«Drawing Tools» Super-Tab:

When you click on a Graphic object then, this one appears: enter image description here

«Table Tools» Super-Tab:

When you click inside of a Table object then this kind of a Super-Tab appears: enter image description here

So my Questions are:

  • What is the technical name of that Super-Tab? ---> Special thanks to @TimWilliam. He was the one who gave its name: It is a Contextual Tab Set
  • And how to program something like that in VSTO Add-in please? (Anything related to it)

Your responses are much appreciated!


Solution

  • I'm answering to my Question so I do not lose all the important answers and research I got till now:

    1. The name of that kind of Super-Tab:

    • The credit goes to @TimWilliams. The name of that Special tab is Contextual Tab or also called Tool Tab.
    • Here it is an official Information from Microsoft entitled: Ribbons enter image description here

    2. How to program the Contextual Tab?

    Keep it up dear Programmers and stay blessed!

    @TsiriniainaRakotonirina