Actipro Ribbon for WPF Features

• Variants - Various layout controls govern where other controls are placed within a ribbon as the ribbon decreases in width. Through the use of these layout phases, called variants, you can achieve nearly any dynamic layout that you find in Office.
• Galleries - Galleries are controls that are designed to visually present a choice to the end user and are often used to render things like styles, colors, underlines, etc. that may be applied to a document. Both in-ribbon and popup galleries are included.
• Key and Screen Tips - Key tips provide easy keyboard access to any control on the ribbon or in its popups. Screen tips are advanced tool tips with a standardized layout and contextual help support.
• Mini-ToolBar - The mini-toolbar semi-transparently appears near the mouse when a selection is made, offering controls related to the selection. It becomes more opaque as the mouse moves closer to it and becomes less opaque as the mouse moves away from it.
• Interactive Controls - Numerous controls are included that are designed for use in ribbon tabs, such as buttons (normal, checkable, popup, and split), check boxes, radio buttons, combo boxes, text boxes, galleries, and separators.
• Quick Access ToolBar - The QAT may be located above the ribbon, below the ribbon or hidden completely. It is a centralized place to store the most commonly-used commands and can be customized by the end user.
• Contextual Tab Groups - Contextual tab groups may be displayed when the context of the selection is appropriate for them to be visible. For instance a Picture Tools contextual tab group's Tabs may become active when a picture is selected in a document.
• Ribbon Window - Used as a WPF Window replacement that provides tight integration with the Ribbon control and Backstage.
• Backstage Application Menu - Both Backstage and traditional application menu styles are available.
• Fluent Animation - Subtle fluent animations are used throughout the Ribbon, such as when switching tabs and toggling Backstage.
• Tabs and Buttons - Backstage allows for the embedding of buttons, separators, and even a recent document list in the Backstage tab tray. Another secondary-level tab control and button styles are available for controls on Backstage tabs.
• Recent Documents - Recent document lists allow an end user to list all recently-opened documents, and to optionally pin them.