Ribbon tab select in Word 2007 VBA

[Christine]

In a Word 2007 AutoNew macro I need to select the Add-Ins tab in the ribbon
so that this tab is "on top"/active. Probably just a line or two, but I just
can't get it right... Can anyone help?

Christine (in Sweden)

 

[Tony Jollans]

Probably just a line or two

Unfortunately not; the Ribbon simply isn't designed to work that way.

I have managed to do it with some complex code; for a demonstration, see
http://www.wordarticles.com/Shorts/RibbonVBA/RibbonVBADemo.htm

Alternatively, you should be able to do it with Sendkeys, but that is a
rather fickle facility.