Coupleof things, you have to open a drawing or start drawing first
2nd, how old is the tutorial you are using. The MENUBAR was replaced with the ribbon in 2009 and shouldn't be called for in tutorials any longer. You can turn it on by typing MENUBAR at the command-line and setting it to 1, but that is a legacy mode and really shouldn't be relied on.
Christopher T. Cowgill, P.E.
AutoCAD Certified Professional
Civil 3D Certified Professional
Civil 3D 2022 on Windows 10
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First - to re-anchor the ribbon, grab the palette (next to the word RIBBON) and drag to the top of the screen until a line appears all the way across your screen - then release. As Chris said, you need to be in a drawing to do this.
Second - even though you are using 2016, Chris was correct in that your tutorial is making you use the MENUBAR. There is no FORMAT ribbon panel. As Chris said, if you type MENUBAR and set it to (1) it will appear at the top of your screen (Above your now relocated ribbon) and you will see a FORMAT menu. You can use that menubar to complete the tutorial. I would recommend getting a newer tutorial or as you are learning the commands, use the SEARCH feature in your APPLICATION menu to learn where the commands are located in the ribbon.
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Warren Geissler
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