how to edit the _rels.xml file to allow a custom image?

[GeneralDisarray]

I am having trouble referencing a custom icon in a custom ribbon (instead of using a stock imageMso icon i want to use ones I've made.



Here's what I tried

Edited the rels file to include the relationships:

<Relationship Id="someID" Type="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/relationships/ui/extensibility" Target="customUI/customUI.xml"/>

<Relationship Id="myImage" Type="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/relationships/ui/extensibility" Target="customImages/myImage.png"/>


And built the customUI.xml file to include the image in a button:

<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/01/customui">
<ribbon startFromScratch="false">
<tabs>
<tab id="CustomTab" label="ADV_Daily">
<group id="cg1" label="SQL">
<button id="Button1" label="Refresh Data Tables" image="myImage" size="large" onAction="Refresh_QueryTables" />
</group >
</tab>
</tabs>
</ribbon>
</customUI>


I've been able to make custom ribbons using the stock imageMSO options without any problem. But, when I try to include a custom image like this,I get the area in the ribbon, and the command works, but there is no image displayed.

Am I referencing the wrong schema, saving the images in the wrong format, not including some other parameter (like size="large")... or something else??

THank you for reading this!


(I'm trying to follow the example here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ffice.12).aspx - they indicate the image must be included in the relationship file but don't mention how to include it)

[GeneralDisarray]

Found a sensible answer
http://www.contextures.com/excelribb...tml#customicon


The customUI.xml file needed another .rels file (relationship file) in the customUI directory in order to define where the image for the icon lived.

If you extract the attached file (which was available from the link above) you can cruise through the directories and see what I mean.

Pretty neat trick