I had panels displayed in my ribbon. Now I don't - how can I reactivate them?

[mfoor2010]

I am using AutoCad 2020. 

I was in a drawing and accidentally clicked on paperspace. I reclicked for model space but the screen stayed in paperspace display.

I then noticed now my ribbon only shows the tabs (labels).  As I position my cursor on a tab and click on it it shows the labels in that tab (for example I click home and it shows draw; modify; annotation ...).  When I move my cursor to draw it shows the associated panel.  But I don't see how to "lock" it open.

I normally keep the panels open across the ribbon.  

I right clicked on the panel and a new popup menu appears which has two entries in it "show tabs" and "show panels" I expand the menu and all are selected but none of the panels are showing in my ribbon.  

I figure I probably clicked a 'toggle' setting when I was trying to get it back to model space.  

So I shut down AutoCad and restarted a new drawing and I am right where I was before.  

[bryce.thelin]

Seeing a screen shot of what you have would help, but I think you probably changed the ribbon display; collapsed the panels. There is a button/menu at the right of the ribbon tabs to change this.

[Anonymous]

Without seeing exactly what you are seeing, this is just a guess (sounds like what you have tried, if yes, sorry)

See attached screenshot

[mfoor2010]

Hi Bryce
I tried to insert the screen shot but the forum screen didn't like it 🙂

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I looked for a button (and went through help and my tutorial book and still
didnt find it). It is probably a quick fix. Most operator errors are.
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Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Mike

[mfoor2010]

I'm not sure how to do a screencast from a drawing.

[mfoor2010]

Now I clicked accept solutions and that was the wrong button as I still dont have it corrected.  I was trying to accept what Bryce and Daniel were saying.  I looked at the png but I don't see that button on my screen.  😞

[mfoor2010]

Daniel here are the screenshots I sent in reply to Bryce. Hope this helps.
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[mfoor2010 · Accepted solution]

Thank you Bryce and Daniel!

I was clicking the right hand "arrow" of the two and not the left hand one.  

I clicked the left hand one and they opened back up.

Thank you for your quick assistance.

Have a great day.

Mike

[Anonymous]

As far as grabbing screen images, you can either press alt+fn+print screen to capture the entire screen, then open Paint and paste (or ctrl+v) then save image wherever you want, or use Snipping Tool to capture any part of the screen, and "save as" to wherever you like. Both of these are in Windows Accessories in Start Menu.

If you can see the ribbon and at least some of the panels, but you don't have the "little triangle" buttons, I am not sure how to fix that...I can't seem to make them go away without closing the ribbon entirely.

Try command "ribbonclose", then "ribbon"  maybe turning the whole ribbon off, then back on will "wake it up"?

[Anonymous]

P.S.- sorry, I didn't see the reply about the "wrong button" or the screenshots- I thought maybe you didn't have the buttons at all....

[RobDraw · Accepted solution]

Double clicking on the tabs also cycles through the options.

I found that one yesterday by accident after many years of using the ribbon.

[mfoor2010]

Thank you Rob. I just tried that and I see that it "pauses" the panel so
that you can select something.

Is that what you found?
Mike