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Customize or Transfer tabs. Dashboard panels can only be copied to ribbon
panels from the Dashboard Panels node on the Transfer tab.
Display Ribbon Panels on the Ribbon
The display of ribbon panels is controlled with ribbon tabs. Once a ribbon tab
is defined, the ribbon tab can be added to a workspace, which controls which
ribbon tabs are displayed and the order in which they are displayed on the
ribbon. For more information about ribbon tabs, see
Ribbon Tabs on page 180
under
Customize User Interface Elements on page 140.
Associating Tool Palette Group with a Ribbon Panel
You can associate a tool palette group with a ribbon panel. By associating a
tool palette group to a ribbon panel you can quickly access additional tools
that are related to a ribbon panel and are defined on a tool palette. The
association of a tool palette group to a ribbon panel is done from the ribbon.
For more information about tool palettes and tool palette groups, see
Customize Tool Palettes and Organize Tool Palettes in the User’s Guide.
To create a ribbon panel
1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customization panel ➤ User Interface.
2 In the Customize User Interface Editor, Customize tab, in the
Customizations In <file name> pane, click the plus sign (+) next to the
Ribbons node to expand it.
3 Right-click Panels. Click New Panel.
A new panel (named Panel1) is placed at the bottom of the Ribbon Panels
tree.
4 Right-click Panel1. Click Rename. Enter a new panel name.
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