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The ribbon is the collection of the toolbars, docked on window top and visible when the File tab is not selected. Each tab gathers several groups of commands; each group feature a visible name.
To hide the ribbon, click the ↑ icon in the right upper corner, or right-click anywhere in the ribbon and select Minimize the Ribbon.
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To restore the ribbon, click the ... icon in the right upper corner, click the ↑ icon and select either Show ... functions here above.
To hide the commands from the full ribbon, click the ^ icon in the right upper corner.
The layout of some groups in a ribbon depends on the overall window width. Therefore to view all the icons, do not narrow the window too much.
To auto-adapt to the estimate the Automation bar, refer to Events Management.
To customize the ribbon, click Administration>General Settings>Customize Ribbon, and check the box of menu items to hide.
Alternative: Menu File>Tools>General>Customize Ribbon. This is used in particular in Macros.
The settings for all users take always precedence over the settings of a particular user.
If you click Save Settings for me only, the settings are stored to the user profile.
If you click Save Settings for all users, the settings are stored to the file <installation folder>/DerogationMenus_Main.xml. To carry out such an administrative operation on a user’s computer, run QDV7 as an administrator, and enter the potential password. To deploy the settings, refer to Deploying QDV7 with Click Once. This overwrites the settings of a particular user.
A number of icons can be added on demand using the menu Automation>Additional Features.
Quick Access Toolbar
The Quick Access Toolbar is a strip used by default to save, undo, redo and switch to Edit mode. Refer to Actions.
It can be customized:
Save the estimate beforehand
▪To add a group of commands in the toolbar, right-click anywhere in the group, and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar ; the icon of the first command in the group shows in the bar; to expand the group, click the new icon
▪To remove/restore a group, click ▼ and uncheck/check its name in the list
▪To remove a group, right-click it and select Remove from Quick Access Toolbar
▪To shift the Quick Access Toolbar below/above the ribbon, select ▼ and Show Below/Above the Ribbon (alternative: ribbon context menu).
The workbook window of any estimate element - except Planner - features an Edit mode. This mode is activated/deactivated by clicking in the Administration tab the icon 
. The mode is reflected in this icon's background color (green for Edit mode).
