Connecting to Inventor’s Interface - Inventor 2013 and Inventor LT 2013 Essentials - page 7

Depending on your needs and personal preferences, you can use these various
modes full-time or just temporarily. Clicking the down arrow to the right of the
icon displays a menu that allows you to jump directly to the mode you want.
Rearranging the Panels
Let's do one more exercise displaying the Ribbon tools.
1. Keep using or reopen the c01-01.ipt file used in the previous exercise.
2. Click the Model tab.
The title bar beneath the panel can be used as a grip.
3. Click and drag the Pattern panel (Figure 1.8) so that it appears
between the Create and Modify panels.
FIGURE 1.8 Any panel can be relocated to suit your tastes.
4. Right-click one of the panels, and expand the Ribbon Appearance menu
by hovering over the words in the context menu.
5. Select Text Off from the menu.
This will remove the names of the tools in the panel. This cuts down
on the screen area covered but keeps the tools readily available.
6. Right-click again in a panel to open a menu with Ribbon appearance
options.
7. Select Reset Ribbon.
8. Click Yes when the warning dialog box appears.
After a few moments, the icon names reappear, and the panels revert to their
original positions. This is a great safety net for experimenting with interface
personalization.
Finally, note that hovering your cursor over a tool in the Ribbon will open a
tooltip that will give you basic information, the correct name of the tool, and,
when applicable, the keyboard shortcut for the tool. If you leave the cursor over
that tool a little longer, the tooltip will expand to offer visual information about
the use of the tool (Figure 1.9). Some tooltips even offer animated guidance on
the tool.