Setting Developer Options

The Developer tab is a specialized Ribbon that you can use to access developer controls, write code, or create macros. You can set an option in the Customize Ribbon pane in Word Options to show or hide the Developer tab. As a developer, you can also set an option to show errors in your user interface customization code.

Set Developer Options

Image Click the File tab, and then click Options.

Image In the left pane, click Customize Ribbon.

Select the Developer check box to display the Developer tab.

In the left pane, click Advanced ...

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