As the name suggests, the tab developer (Developer) in Office applications lets you create programs, record and run macros, use XML commands, ActiveX controls, and forms. This tab is hidden by default.
Even if you’re not a developer, you might want to work with document templates, add forms to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, customize Office applications with macros, or use a custom form in Outlook. All of these tasks require a tab developer (Developer), and in this article we’ll show you how to make it available.
Note: The illustrations for this article are from Word 2013, but the tab developer (Developer) also exists in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Publisher.
To get started, right-click on an empty space on the ribbon and select from the menu that appears Customize the ribbon (Customize the Ribbon).
The section will open Customize the Ribbon and Keyboard Shortcuts (Customize the Ribbon and keyboard shortcuts) dialog box Word options (Word Options).
Note: This section of settings can be opened in another way. On the tab File (File) select button Parameters (Options). Then in the opened dialog box Word options (Word Options) in the menu on the left, click Configure ribbon (Customize Ribbon).
In the list of tabs under the heading Configure ribbon (Customize the Ribbon) tick developer (Developer).
Press OKto save changes and close the dialog Word options (Word Options).
The ribbon now has a tab developer (Developer), as in the picture at the beginning of this article.