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display additional related commands and functions. See Figure 1-13. To show the
expanded list on-screen at all times, select the pushpin button in the lower-left corner
of the expanded panel.
NOTETEOT N OT
When you pick an option from a ribbon fl yout, the option becomes the fl
new default and appears in the ribbon. This makes it easier to select
the same option the next time you use the command.
Some panels include a small arrow in the lower-right corner of the panel. Pick this
arrow to access a dialog box or palette associated with the panel. For example, pick the
arrow in the lower-right corner of the
Dimensions
panel in the
Annotate
tab, as shown
in Figure 1-13, to display the
Dimension Style Manager
dialog box used to control the
format of dimensions.
Basic Adjustment
The ribbon appears maximized by default. You can minimize the display to show
only tabs, panel titles, or panel buttons by repeatedly pressing the
Minimize
button to
the right of the tabs, or by selecting the appropriate option from the
Minimize
flyout. fl
Picking the
Minimize
button corresponds to the
Cycle through All
fl yout selection. When fl
Minimize to Tabs
is active, pick a tab to show all panels in the tab. When
Minimize to
Panel Titles
is active, pick a panel title to display the panel. When
Minimize to Panel
Buttons
is active, pick a panel button to display the panel. Right-click on a portion of
the ribbon unoccupied by a panel to access the options briefly described in fl Figure 1-14.
NOTE N OT OT TE
The
Application
Menu,
Quick Access
toolbar, and ribbon replace the
traditional menu bar in the default AutoCAD workspaces other than
the
AutoCAD Classic
workspace. To display the menu bar, pick the
Customize Quick Access Toolbar
flyout on the right side of the fl
Quick
Access
toolbar and select
Show Menu
Bar.
Palettes
Palettes, also known as modeless dialog boxes, control many AutoCAD func-
tions. Palettes may look like extensive toolbars or more like dialog boxes, depending
on the function and floating or docked state. You can consider the ribbon a palette fl
used to access commands and options.
palette (modeless
dialog box): Special
type of window
containing tool
buttons and features
common to dialog
boxes. Palettes can
remain open while
other commands are
active. Figure 1-13.
An expanded panel
provides additional,
related commands
and functions. This
example shows
the expanded list
of dimensioning
commands found
in the
Dimensions
panel in the
Annotate
ribbon tab.
Pick to pin the k h
expanded list
to the screen
Pick to display k
the
Dimension
Style Manager