You may need to display the Developer tab or run in developer mode when you need to complete a task while developing Office solutions in Visual Studio, writing a macro, running a macro, or creating applications with Microsoft Office programs.
Necessary
Microsoft Office
Instructions
Step 1
Call the program's service menu by clicking on the Microsoft Office button and go to Excel Options, PowerPoint Options or Word Options to display the Developer tab in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.
Step 2
Select the Popular section and apply the Show Developer Tab on Ribbon check box (for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007). Note that the Ribbon is part of the Microsoft Office Fluent User Interface.
Step 3
Click OK to confirm the command.
Step 4
Select the "Options" item in the "Tools" menu of the top bar of the program and go to the "Other" tab lz display the "Developer" tab (for Microsoft Outlook 2007).
Step 5
Click the More Options button and apply the check box next to Show Developer Tab on Ribbon (for Microsoft Outlook 2007).
Step 6
Press the OK button to confirm your choice.
Step 7
Select "Options" from the "Tools" menu of the top program bar and go to the "Advanced" tab to start in developer mode (for Microsoft Visio).
Step 8
Apply a check mark to the Run in Developer Mode box in the Advanced Options group (for Microsoft Visio).
Step 9
Click the OK button to execute the selected command.
Step 10
Launch the program of your choice to display the Developer tab for Microsoft Office 2010 applications and open File from the top toolbar.
Step 11
Go to Options and click Customize Ribbon in the Categories panel (for Microsoft Office 2010).
Step 12
Select Developer from the list of main tabs and click OK to apply the selected changes (for Microsoft Office 2010).
