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the circle shows that the tool draws circles; and so on. For further clarification, the tool tip gives
you the name of the tool.
As a new user, you’ll find these tool tips helpful because they show you the name of the tool
and a brief description of how to use it. Typically, when I ask you to select a tool, I’ll use the name
shown in the tool tip to help you identify the tool. In the case of a tool with flyouts, the tool name
changes under different conditions. For those tools, I’ll describe the tool using a general descrip-
tion. You’ll learn more about flyouts a bit later in this chapter (see the section “Understanding
Flyouts”).
As you work through this book, I will ask you to select tools from the Ribbon panels. You’ll
often be asked to switch between different tabs to select tools from other sets of panels. To make
the process simpler to read, I’ll use a somewhat abbreviated description of a tools location. For
example, to use the Line tool, I’ll say, “Click the Line tool from the Home tab’s Draw panel.” To
use the Move tool, I’ll say, “Click the Move tool in the Home tab’s Modify panel.”
Ex p a n d i n g pa n E l s
In addition to the visible tools, a few tools are hidden from view. You can expand many of the
Ribbon panels to select more tools. If you see an arrowhead to the right of a panel’s title bar,
you can click the title bar to expand the panel (see Figure 1.8). The set of tools expands to reveal
some additional tools. If you click in the drawing area, the expanded panel shrinks to its origi-
nal size. As an alternative, you can click the pushpin icon in the expanded panel title bar to lock
the panel in its open position.
From now on, I’ll refer to the location of additional tools as the “expanded panel.” For
example, I’ll say, “Click the Ray tool in the expanded Draw panel” when I want you to select
the Ray tool.
Un d E r s t a n d i n g Fl y o U t s
One more feature you’ll want to know about are the flyouts. Flyouts are similar to the expanded
panels because you can click an arrowhead to gain access to additional tools. Instead of a whole
panel, however, flyouts give you access to different methods for using a particular tool. For
Figure 1.8
The arrowhead
in the panel title
bar tells you that
additional tools are
available.
Pushpin icon
Click the title bar
to expand the panel.
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