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Collapsing, Moving, and Hiding the Ribbon
Available drawing area is always at a premium, and you can regain some of
it by collapsing the Ribbon. When you click the Minimize button to the
right of the Ribbon tabs once, the panels are collapsed vertically and only show
their titles. Clicking it a second time collapses the Ribbon further until only the
tabs show. When the Ribbon is in either of these states, you can expand any
panel or tab by clicking its visible panel or tab name. Clicking the Minimize but-
ton a third time returns the Ribbon to its default state.
The Ribbon’s default location is at the top of the screen, but it can be
undocked, or floating over the drawing area; or it can be moved to a second
monitor, or docked on either side of the drawing area. To undock the Ribbon,
right-click to the right of the tab names and choose Undock from the pop-up
menu, as shown in Figure 1.22.
FIGURE 1.22: Undocking the ribbon
The Ribbon detaches from the top of the drawing area and floats on the screen,
as shown in Figure 1.23. To dock it, click the title bar on the side of the floating
Ribbon and drag it to the side or the top of the drawing area. Experiment with
detaching the Ribbon, but when you are finished, dock it back at the top so that
you can follow the graphics in this book more easily.
FIGURE 1.23: The Ribbon after undocking it from the top of the drawing area
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