Key Features

The major features of Ribbon control are elucidated below:

• Simplified Ribbon

  Ribbon for WinForms offers a compact ribbon UI. It is designed to provide more space for content. In simplified ribbon view, you can display many commands in a single line.

• Backstage

  C1BackstageView is a separate component in the Ribbon control. It replaces the Main Application Menu in old Ribbon-based applications and opens in a full-size window. With this component, users can open, save, create, share, rename and print files.

• Gallery

  The Gallery Bar provides a gallery of items. C1Ribbon supports interesting features like grouping, filtering and zooming items within the gallery.

• Quick Access Toolbar

  The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) provides users access to frequently used items. The user can customize the Quick Access Toolbar and add more items from tabs and groups in the ribbon.

• Icons

  C1Ribbon provides icon sets for representing commands. It is available in many sizes, display-modes and screen resolutions. The new C1Ribbon control provides icons for low, medium and high DPI environments.

• New Images in Themes

  The C1Ribbon control offers a new set of embedded images for low contrast and high contrast themes. This adds a better visual appearance to the ribbon.

• Key Tips

  The new C1Ribbon control supports Key Tips. You can use key tips to provide quick keyboard access to ribbon items.