Datasheet

THE RIBBON
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You can move panels on a tab to different locations on the tab by clicking a panel name and
dragging it to a new location. Figure 1.2 shows the Mechanical panel being dragged from its
location on the Home tab. The panels to the right will slide over to fi ll in the space left by the
moved panel.
Figure 1.2
Moving a tab panel
You cannot move a panel from one tab to another, however. If you attempt to drop a panel
onto another tab, it will return to its original location on its normal tab.
You can remove panels from a tab and place them in another location on your screen. You
can dock fl oating panels together by dragging one panel over the other, and you can move
the docked panels as a group by clicking and dragging the gray grip that appears when you
hover the mouse pointer over a fl oating panel. If you use dual monitors, you can even drag a
panel to the second monitor. The panel’s new position is maintained when you restart the soft-
ware but will not appear until a fi le is opened. Keep in mind that moving tools to another screen
may actually hinder your workfl ow ef ciency.
Back to Normal
You can return a fl oating panel to its default location by clicking the small button in the upper-right
corner of the panel.
If you want to return the entire ribbon interface to its default settings, you can do so by locating
and deleting the UIState.dat le. Deleting this fi le will also remove any customization done to
the Quick Access toolbar.
You can control the visibility of the ribbon tabs by clicking the small button to the right of the
tabs. This button will cycle through the different display options. You can also click the small
arrow next to the button to display and select a specifi c option.
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