Use the Ribbon instead of toolbars and menus.

When you first start Fusion FX, you may be surprised by what you see. The menus and toolbars have been replaced with the Ribbon, which is part of the Fusion FX Fluent user interface.

Home Ribbon

The Ribbon as it appears in Fusion FX

The Ribbon is designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task. Commands are organised in logical groups, which are collected together under tabs. Each tab relates to a type of activity, such as annotating or viewing a design. To reduce clutter, some tabs are shown only when needed. For example, the Editing Tools tab is shown only when an item is selected.

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Learn more about using the Ribbon

Click any of the following items for links to topics, training, and demos that can help you get up to speed with the Ribbon.

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Minimise the Ribbon

The Ribbon is designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task. Commands are organised in logical groups that are collected together under tabs. Each tab relates to a type of activity, such as annotating or viewing a design. To reduce screen clutter, some tabs are shown only when they are needed.

There is no way to delete or replace the Ribbon with the toolbars and menus from the earlier versions of Fusion FX. However, you can minimise the Ribbon to make more space available on your screen.

ALWAYS KEEP THE RIBBON MINIMISED

  1. Click Customise Quick Access Toolbar Quick Access Toolbar.
  2. In the list, click Minimise the Ribbon.
  3. To use the Ribbon while it is minimised, click the tab you want to use, and then click the option or command you want to use.
    For example, with the Ribbon minimised, you can select a item in your Fusion FX design, click the Items tab, and then in the Dimensions group, and change the length of that item. After you click the length you want, the Ribbon goes back to being minimised.

KEEP THE RIBBON MINIMISED FOR A SHORT TIME

  • To quickly minimise the Ribbon, double-click the name of the active tab. Double-click a tab again to restore the Ribbon.

Keyboard shortcut To minimise or restore the Ribbon, press CTRL+F1.

RESTORE THE RIBBON

  1. Click Customise Quick Access Toolbar Quick Access Toolbar.
  2. In the list, click Minimise the Ribbon.

Keyboard shortcut To minimise or restore the Ribbon, press CTRL+F1.
TIP You can still use the keyboard shortcuts while the Ribbon is minimised. For more information about keyboard shortcuts, see Use the keyboard to work with Ribbon.

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