In this article we will be seeing how to create a custom button in the SharePoint 2010 Ribbon user interface.

Steps Involved:

I. Open Visual Studio 2010.

ii. Go to File => New =>Project.

iii. Select Empty SharePoint project template from the installed template SharePoint => 2010.

iv. Enter the Name and click OK.

v. Check the option "Deploy as a Sandbox solution".

vi. Click Ok.

vii. Right click on the solution and select "Add a new item".

viii. Select Empty Element template, enter the Name and click Ok.

ix. In the Elements.xml replace the code with the following.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<CustomAction
 Id="Demo_CustomButton"
 RegistrationType="List"
 RegistrationId="101"
 Location="CommandUI.Ribbon">
 <CommandUIExtension>
<CommandUIDefinitions>
<CommandUIDefinition
 Location="Ribbon.Documents.New.Controls._children">
 <Button
 Id="Ribbon.Documents.New.Controls.Demo_CustomButton"
 Alt="Demo_CustomButton"
 Sequence="10"
 Image32by32="/_layouts/images/PPEOPLE.GIF"
 Command="Demo_CustomButton"
 LabelText="My Custom Button"
 TemplateAlias="o2"/>
 </CommandUIDefinition>
</CommandUIDefinitions>
<CommandUIHandlers>
<CommandUIHandler
 Command="Demo_CustomButton"
 CommandAction="javascript:alert('My custom button!');" />
 </CommandUIHandlers>
</CommandUIExtension>
</CustomAction>
</Elements>

x. Go to the SharePoint site where you have deployed your solution.

xi. Go to Shared Documents =>Library Tools => Documents.

xii. You will see My Custom Button in the Ribbon User Interface.
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xiii. Click on the button and you will see an alert message.
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