Word 2010 Ribbon toggle button page size feedback

Question

For a Word template I am developing a custom ribbon for end-user ease of use and to protect the structure of the document. There is one issue I am currently running into for which I cannot find a solution.
It started with a footer image which needs to be rescaled with the page width (page size and orientation) while retaining its aspect ratio. Apparently this is not possible without VBA (tried fill image for shape and set relative width, but that leaves
the height fixed), so now the idea is to get a pull-down menu with toggle buttons for page size and orientation and change the image size using a macro. The options are A4 portrait, A4 landscape, A3 portrait and A3 landscape. The problem now is how
to get the run-time feedback of page size and orientation to highlight the page setup of the active section, like the built-in size and orientation buttons.
Hopefully this can be done.

Answer 1

Hi AlexFolmer,
Sorry for the delay.
>> Create a custom ribbon menu with buttons to select the paper size, this can be done without too much effort. However, if this is to be implemented I would like the button representing the current paper size/layout to be highlighted in the same way
as the Word native paper size/orientation buttons do
Do you mean that you want to create a custom ribbon menu for user to select the Page size, and when you click the ribbon button, the current page size could be highlight. In my option, you could do as below:
1.  Add a Combobox into the custom ribbon, set the items with “Item1”, “Item2”
2. Add event to comboBox1_TextChanged, key code like below:
private void comboBox1_TextChanged(object sender, RibbonControlEventArgs e)
if (comboBox1.Text == "Item1")
Globals.ThisDocument.PageSetup.PaperSize = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdPaperSize.wdPaperA3;
else if (comboBox1.Text == "Item2")
Globals.ThisDocument.PageSetup.PaperSize = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdPaperSize.wdPaperA5;
For combobox, it has the function to highlist the selected item. At this time, we need to solve the issue for opening the document, the combobox would show the current pagesize. You could refer the code below:
private void Ribbon1_Load(object sender, RibbonUIEventArgs e)
if (Globals.ThisDocument.PageSetup.PaperSize == Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdPaperSize.wdPaperA5)
comboBox1.Text = "Item2";
You could refer the link below for more information about Globals.ThisDocument.PageSetup.PaperSize
Reference:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.office.interop.word.pagesetup.papersize(v=office.11).aspx
In addition, if you have issues about PageSetup.PaperSize, I will recommend you post a new thread.
The reason why I suggested is:
#1 There would be more community members to discuss the question.
#2 For people who have the similar question, it would be easier for them to find the answer from a specific thread.
Best Regards,
Edward
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