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Using the Ribbon 23
FIGURE 1.21 The Ribbon undocked
from the top of the drawing area
Using the Ribbon Tools
Each panel contains tools from a related family of functions. For example, all
the common tools for editing objects in the drawing area are consolidated in the
Modify panel. When more tools are available than will fit on the panel, an arrow
is displayed on the panel’s title bar. Clicking the title bar expands the panel and
exposes the additional tools. Follow these steps to learn how the Ribbon tools
work and how they display information:
1. Click the Home tab on the Ribbon to expose the Home tab’s panels
(see the top of Figure1.18 shown earlier).
2. Move your cursor over the Modify panel, and pause the cursor over
the Move tool button.
This exposes the button’s tooltip, as shown at the top of Figure1.22.
Displaying the name of the tool, the tooltip also provides a brief
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