Revit 2010: Ribbon Overview

"The ribbon displays automatically when you create or open a file, and provides all the tools necessary to create your file. Customize the ribbon by changing the panel order, or moving a panel off the ribbon to your desktop. The ribbon can be minimized for maximum use of the drawing area.

To move panels:

• Click a panel label and drag the panel to a desired place on the ribbon.
• Click a panel label and drag the panel off the ribbon to the desktop. To return the panel to the ribbon, click the Return Panels to Ribbon button, or drag the panel back to its original ribbon tab.

To minimize the ribbon

1. Click (Show Full Ribbon) to the right of the ribbon tabs.
2. The minimize behavior cycles through the following minimize options:

• Show Full Ribbon: Shows entire ribbon.
• Minimize to Panel Tiles: Shows tab and panel labels.
• Minimize to Tabs: Shows tab labels."