{"id":695,"date":"2011-02-10T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T21:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainlitter.itgroove.net\/2011\/02\/10\/missing-workflow-actions-in-office-ribbon-bar\/"},"modified":"2011-02-10T21:47:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T21:47:00","slug":"missing-workflow-actions-in-office-ribbon-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/brainlitter\/2011\/02\/10\/missing-workflow-actions-in-office-ribbon-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Workflow Actions in Office Ribbon Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ran into this the other day (And thanks to Darren M. for sharing his solution with me). Here’s the deal: <\/p>\n

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Problem <\/h2>\n

When running SharePoint workflows (for example, the built in SharePoint 2010 Collect Feedback, Approval, Collect Signatures workflows), the edit task” ribbon button does not appear in the Word, Excel or other Office application Ribbon Bar (Document Information Panel). <\/p>\n

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Figure 1 : this is what we SHOULD be seeing, in Word 2007. Instead nothing appears <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Figure 2 : this is what we SHOULD be seeing, in Word 2010, instead nothing appears <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Solution <\/h2>\n

You want to delete this Registry Key: <\/p>\n

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerActiveX Compatibility{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Reference <\/h2>\n

The clues to this solution were found in the following links if you want to read more: <\/p>\n