The ribbon organizes the tools into logical groupings and provides a compact palette of all the tools needed to create or modify the design.
Ribbon Tabs and Panels
The ribbon is composed of a series of tabs, organized into panels containing tools and controls. The tabs group the tools into homogeneous categories.
Slide-out Menu
If you click the arrow in the middle of the title of a command, the panel expands to display a menu with additional tools and controls.
Tooltips
When you move the mouse pointer over a command or bar button, a description of the corresponding command is displayed.
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Ribbon category. |
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Category panel. |
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Panel command. |
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Slide-out Menu. |
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Menu command. |
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Command tip. |
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Toolbar. |
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Toolbar button. |
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Context menu. |