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Contextual Ribbon Tabs
When you select a particular type of object or execute some commands, a
special contextual ribbon tab is displayed instead of a toolbar or dialog box.
The contextual tab is closed when you end the command.
To display the ribbon
■ Click Tools menu ➤ Palettes ➤ Ribbon.
NOTE The ribbon displays the ribbon panels associated with the workspace
you used last.
To display the ribbon panels associated with a specific workspace, click
Tools menu ➤ Workspaces.
Command entry: RIBBON
To close the ribbon
■ At the Command prompt, enter ribbonclose.
Command entry: RIBBONCLOSE
To minimize the ribbon
There are two buttons to the right of the ribbon tabs, that allow you choose
the ribbon toggle and ribbon minimize states.
■ The first button toggles the between the full ribbon state, the default ribbon
state, and the minimize ribbon state.
■ The second drop-down button allows you to select the minimize ribbon
state. These are the four minimize ribbon states:
■ Minimize to Tabs: Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab titles are
displayed.
■ Minimize to Panel Titles: Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab and
panel titles are displayed.
■ Minimize to Panel Buttons: Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab titles
and panel buttons are displayed.
■ Cycle Through All: Cycles through all four ribbon states in the order,
full ribbon, minimize to panel buttons, minimize to panel titles,
minimize to tabs.
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