# Key Features

Get started with Ribbon, a WinForms control that is a ribbon style flat menu similar to what Microsoft offers in its Office 365 applications. See more in documentation here.

## Content



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.