Migrating a toolbar in a -.dot template file from Word 2003 to Word 2010

Question

I have been taking over the responsibility for development of a toolbar that was originally developed for Word 2003. The toolbar resides in the file MyTemplate.dot (Word 2003) and has been developed by many different people during the years.

When opening the file MyTemplate.dot in Word 2010 this is what I get:

My problem: Now I would like to update the contents in the toolbar (add and remove buttons, connect new VBA macros to new buttons and so on). Normally, I would do this by using the tool "Custom UI Editor for Microsoft Office" (found here (Updated version of the Custom UI Editor Tool), following a tutorial like Customizing Context Menus in Office 2010).

What I have tried: When I try to open the file MyTemplate.dot (Word 2003) with the Custom UI Editor Tool for Office 2010 this is what I get:

I am not sure if this is the right way to go when trying to update the contents in the toolbar?

I have also tried to affect the toolbar contents (MyTemplate.dot) from here: Word 2010 > File > Options > Customize Ribbon. This is what I get:

Customization options are grayed out?

Facts:

• There are no protections/locks/passwords in/on MyTemplate.dot. I can reach the VBA code without problems for example. I can save MyTemplate.dot, and update contents in it, but I cannot update the toolbar.

  I need to use the updated toolbar in Word 2010.

My question: How should I edit the toolbar contents in MyTemplate.dot (originally developed in Word 2003)?

Answer 1

Well, I'm not sure if I reached the best solution. At least it works...

Here is my own conclusion: There is no way a toolbar, developed in Word 2003, residing in a Word 2003 -.dot-template file never ever could be edited from Word 2010!

This is how I finally managed to do it:

1. Word 2003 > File > Open MyTemplate.dot

2. If the customized toolbar doesn't show up, make sure it has a corresponding check mark in Word 2003 > Tools > Customize - [Toolbars]

3. Finally: On the toolbar, right click the item you want to edit. This context menu will show up:

With help of this, you could edit pixels on toolbar buttons, update button text, remove and add buttons as you wish!