Tuto WINDEV 25

26 Part 1: Discovering WINDEV The menu bar (ribbon) in details The menu bar of WINDEV is presented like a ribbon. This ribbon includes panes in which the different options of editors are grouped. We are going to take a closer look at the main ribbon elements, as well as how we will be using it in this tutorial. The different ribbon elements The ribbon includes 3 areas: • the button area, on the left (1). • the pane area, at the top (2). • the option area (3). Let’s take a closer look at these areas. The button area (1) The button area groups the quick access buttons . These buttons are used to perform the most usual operations, common to all editors: save, open, create, ... The product logo is used to display the "About" window, the custom menus and the drop-down menus found in the former interface of editors. The arrow at the top right of the button area allows you to find the toolbars and drop-down menus of the old editor interface. The pane area (2) The different ribbon panes are used to access the options of different editors for the current project. Several types of panes are available: • the current pane: The name of the pane appears in bold and is underlined by an orange line. • the popup panes, specific to the current element: The pane name is displayed in blue. • the available panes: The pane name is displayed in black.