A tab contains groups of control elements which belong together.
A tab is a directory. Tabs are used for grouping information and fields into various consecutive windows. One window is always in the foreground. Clicking on the tab's name makes the tab the active tab; information and any settings you may have made in the previously-open tab are not lost by changing tabs. Clicking on the tab's name makes the tab the active tab; information and any settings you may have made in the previously-open tab are not lost by changing tabs.
The ribbon is split into tabs. There are three types of tab:
Standard tab
The standard tabs are always available. They organize the application's standard functions.
Context tab
Context tabs are visible as soon as documents or the workspace are in a certain state. Context tabs are split into a context tab group; these groups can be seen in the application's header.
If a user wants to e.g. open a diagram, the context sensitive Design and Page Layout tabs are shown; these tabs contain functions for editing diagrams. The context tab groupDiagram Tools appears in the header.
Modal tab
Modal tabs are shown during a certain application mode, e.g. during Print Preview.
Innovator's ribbon contains the following tabs and tab groups:
Start
The Start tab primarily contains commands used for creating elements, opening documents, finding and navigating (Go to).
Review
The Review tab contains commands for verifying and comparing models, annotations, access controls and change logs.
View
You can control how tool windows, windows and diagram views are displayed in the View tab.
Extras
The Extras tab contains import and export options, as well as the configured engineering actions etc..
The Diagram Tools context tab appears once a diagram is opened; this contains the Design and Page Layout tabs.
Design
The Design tab contains all commands relevant for modeling, such as Access Control, Create Diagram Content, Arrange etc.
Page Layout
You can use the Page Layout tab to easily set the page layout using print preview and customizable page sizes.
The Table Tools context tab appears once a table is opened; this contains the Design tab.
The Design tab contains access control and the group for creating table contents.
The Specification Tools context tab appears once a specification is opened; this contains the Text tab.
The Text tab contains Access Control and the groups for formatting and printing the specification.
Commands are assigned in functional groups within a tab. You can drag certain commands from a drop-down list or gallery and drop them using the mouse. All commands can be accessed using access keys.
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