R IB B O N INTE RFACE
AutoCAD Ribbon The ribbon interface in AutoCAD contains many of the commands and tools previously located in toolbars, drop-down menus, and dialog boxes. Because buttons in the ribbon interface change their appearance and location from one version of AutoCAD to the next, this book encourages you to use keyboard commands rather than buttons when drawing in AutoCAD.
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• The ribbon is organized by tabs. Each tab contains a series of related panels. • The HOME TAB, selected in this example, contains multiple panels, including DRAW, MODIFY, LAYERS, ANNOTATION, and BLOCK.
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• Steps 1—2: Pull a panel off the ribbon interface by CLICKING AND DRAGGING the panel toward the middle of the AutoCAD window.
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• Step 3: Minimize the ribbon panels to PANEL BUTTONS by CLICKING the SMALL ARROW BUTTON to the right of the last tab.
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• Step 4: Minimize the ribbon panels to PANEL TITLES by CLICKING the SMALL ARROW BUTTON to the right of the last tab.
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• Step 5: Minimize the ribbon panels to TABS by CLICKING the SMALL ARROW BUTTON to the right of the last tab.
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