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The ribbon is divided into tabs, with each tab is supporting a specific activity.
Within each tab, tools are grouped together into a task-based series of panels.
To specify which ribbon tabs and panels are displayed, right-click the ribbon
and, on the shortcut menu, click or clear the names of tabs or panels.
You can customize the ribbon depending on your needs in the following ways:
■ Change the order of ribbon tabs. Click the tab you want to move, drag it
to the desired position, and release.
■ Change the order of ribbon panels in a tab. Click the panel you want to
move, drag it to the desired position, and release.
You can control the amount of space the ribbon takes in the application
window. There are two buttons to the right of the ribbon tabs, that allow you
to choose the ribbon toggle and ribbon minimize states.
■ The first button toggles between the full ribbon state
and the minimize
ribbon state .
■ The second drop-down button allows you to select one of 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.
Contextual Tabs
Some of the tabs are contextual. When you execute some commands, a special
contextual ribbon tab is displayed instead of a toolbar or dialog box. For
example, as soon as you start selecting items in the Scene View, the previously
hidden Item Tools tab appears. When nothing is selected, it becomes hidden
again.
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