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Understanding the AutoCAD Window  11
If you see a triangle on the right side of a Ribbon panel title bar, you can expand the
panel to reveal more tools. To do this, click the panel title bar. The panel will expand
downward. Once you click in the drawing area, the panel returns to its normal view. If
you want to lock the expanded panel so that it stays open, click the pushpin icon on the
right side of the expanded panel’s title bar.
Click the title bar to
expand the panel
Pushpin icon
You might also notice that some of the tools have triangular arrows next to them. You
can click these arrows to open flyout menus that contain options related to the tool with
which they are associated. For example, you can click the triangle next to the Circle tool
to open a flyout that offers different ways to draw a circle. You’ll get a chance to use these
features in Chapter 3.
Click the triangular arrow
to open the flyout
Switching to Floating Ribbon Panels
If you find that you use one particular Ribbon panel a lot, you can “tear off” the panel
and have it available as a floating Ribbon panel. To do this, click and drag the panel
title bar toward the drawing area. The panel’s appearance changes slightly to offer some
From now on, when you see the term expanded panel, you should expand the Ribbon panel
by clicking the panel’s title bar.
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