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Table of contents
No headersThe ribbon displays automatically when you create or open a file. It provides a palette of all commands necessary to create or modify your file.
You can display the ribbon either horizontally or vertically.
- The horizontal ribbon is located across the top of the application window.
- You can dock the vertical ribbon to the left or right of the application window, or float it in the file window or on a second monitor.
You can minimize the ribbon using the ribbon minimize button to the right of the ribbon tabs.
To turn on and off the visibility of all controls, click the View tab
Clean Screen command.
Ribbon Tabs and Panels
The ribbon is composed of a series of panels, which are organized into tabs labeled by task.
Some ribbon panels display a drop-down arrow, which indicates there are additional commands related to that panel. Click the drop-down arrow to access the additional commands.
To display a hidden panel, or hide a panel, right-click anywhere inside the ribbon, and select or clear the name of the panel. .
Sticky Panels
You can pull a panel off a ribbon tab and into the drawing area or onto another monitor. That panel sticks where you place it, and remains open until you return it to the ribbon, even if you switch ribbon tabs.
Expanded Panels
An arrow at the bottom of a panel title indicates that you can expand the panel to display additional commands. By default, an expanded panel closes automatically when you click another panel. To keep a panel expanded, click the push pin icon in the bottom-left corner of the expanded panel.
Contextual Ribbon Tabs
When you enter a specialized environment, such as Inventor Studio, AEC Exchange, or Sketch, a special contextual ribbon tab is available that provides access to commands specific to that environment. The contextual tab and associated panels display in green to provide visual feedback that you are in a specialized environment. The contextual tab closes when you exit that environment.
Display and Organize the Ribbon
Minimize the ribbon
- On the ribbon, at the right end of the tab bar, click the down arrow next to the Show Full Ribbon button, and click an option.
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- Minimize to Tabs: Displays only tab titles on the ribbon. Panel titles and buttons do not display.
Shortcut: Double click the name of the active tab on the ribbon.
- Minimize to Panel Titles: Displays only tab and panel titles on the ribbon. Buttons do not display.
- Minimize to Panel Buttons Displays only the panel buttons and their names from the active tab on the ribbon. Panel names do not display.
- Cycle through All: Changes the behavior of the Show Full Ribbon button to cycle through the three minimize options.
- Minimize to Tabs: Displays only tab titles on the ribbon. Panel titles and buttons do not display.
- To reset the ribbon, in the ribbon tab bar, right-click, and then click Ribbon Appearance Reset Ribbon.
Note: Minimize behavior is available only for the horizontal ribbon.
Toggle the visibility of all controls
- On the ribbon, click View tab Windows panel Clean Screen .
Change the ribbon appearance
- Right-click the ribbon tab bar and select Ribbon Appearance and make a selection.
Move a command on the ribbon to the expanded panel
- Right-click on a command and select Move to Expanded Panel.
Move a command on a main panel on the ribbon to the expanded panel
- Right-click on a command and select Move to Expanded Panel.
Move a command from the expanded panel to the main panel on the ribbon
- Right-click on a command in an expanded panel and select Move to Main Panel.
Ungroup commands from a drop-menu
- Right-click on a command that has a drop-down arrow and select Ungroup from drop-down menu.
Note: To return commands to the drop-down menu, right-click on the command and select Group Commands into Drop-Down Menu.
Display or hide a ribbon panel
- Right-click anywhere inside the ribbon. Under Panels, click or clear the name of a panel.
Show or hide text labels on ribbon panels
- Right-click the ribbon tab bar and click Show Panel Titles.
Change the docking position of the ribbon
- Right-click the ribbon tab bar, click Docking Positions, and make a selection.