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Northwind Developer 2.4 missing Custom Ribbon

Anonymous
2025-05-16T07:16:32+00:00

Is custom ribbon and MRU still available in version 2.4 of Northwind Developers Edition?

I've tried opening the template on two pcs with Access 2021, but no custom ribbon.

Custom ribbon works in version 2.3.

Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-06-24T12:23:06+00:00

    Is there a reason why you (the various developers) didn't make a git repo for this project?

    • Version history could have been preserved
    • Issues, like this one, could have been flagged.
    • It could have been forked
    • Other developers could have contributed
    • etc.

    Just curious.

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  2. George Hepworth 21,805 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-06-25T12:13:22+00:00

    It is a Microsoft template, not the property of the team who contributed to it.

    It is distributed through the template technology in MS Access and the template download site.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-06-29T15:11:07+00:00

    Thanks. There were no tables (or any other objects) in the NW_Dev_Ribbon.accdb file...

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  4. George Hepworth 21,805 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-06-29T15:26:20+00:00

    That is by design. 😉

    I only supplied the missing USysRibbon table to create the Ribbon in the template, which you can instantiate from within Access or download.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-06-30T00:37:46+00:00

    The USysRibbons table is a system object. You need to select Show System Objects in Navigation Options.

    Download link has database with table to be renamed USysRibbons.

    Or you can import table from Excel file. NOTE: In import spreadsheet wizard, select NO Primary Key.

    USysRibbons table contains 3 ribbons, Main (Access default), NW23 Northwind ribbon or Both that combines menu options.

    You need to close and reopen database to select/see ribbons in Access Options > Current Database > Ribbon and Tools > Ribbon name.

    NW_Ribbons.zip

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