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Ribbon controls

The following controls appear in either the main screen ribbon, in a ribbon of one or more dialogs, or in both.

IconLabelDescription
AbbreviationInsert a piece of text and its abbreviation at the current cursor location, or provide an abbreviation for the selected text.
Add item to my favoritesAdd a bookmark pointing to the currently selected item in the list, or the current item open in this dialog.
AnchorInsert, edit or remove an anchor at the current cursor position. For more information, refer to Format area fields
Blueprint HierarchyShow the Blueprint hierarchy of which the current Publication is a part, and the status of the currently selected item in it (shared, localized or local item).
(Bold)Make text bold.
(Bullet list)Make a bullet list.
(Center)Center text.
CharacterInsert a special character at the current cursor position.
Check inCheck in your changes to create a new version of the current item.
Check outCheck out the current item for editing.
Check spellingCheck the spelling of text in the current dialog.
ClassifyAdd a Keyword association to one or more Content Manager item(s).
CompareCompare two versions of an item.
(none)Current elementsSelect an HTML element that encloses the current cursor position. This control is especially useful to select tables.
DeleteDelete the currently selected item in the content area.
Finish ActivityRelease the current item, which you had previously started activity on, so that it enters the next workflow state.
HistoryShow all previous versions of the current item in a list.
Horizontal lineInsert a horizontal line at the current cursor position.
HyperlinkInsert or edit a link to a Component or to an external resource. For more information, refer to Inserting hyperlinks in a format area.
ImageOpen a dialog to insert an image at the current cursor position. For more information, see Inserting a managed image in a format area.
(Indent)Indent text.
(Italic)Make text italic.
(Left-align)Left-align text.
Load imagesDisplay images in a Format Area (they are not loaded by default, in order to optimize performance).
LocalizeCreate a local copy of a shared BluePrint item.
New CategoryCreate a new Category. For more information, refer to the implementer's documentation portal.
New ComponentCreate a new Component.
New Component TemplateCreate a new Component Template. For more information, refer to the implementer's documentation portal.
New Custom PageCreate a new Custom Page. For more information, refer to the implementer's documentation portal.
New FolderCreate a new Folder.
New GroupCreate a new Group of users. For more information, refer to the implementer's documentation portal.
New KeywordCreate a new Keyword. For more information, refer to the implementer's documentation portal.
New Multimedia ComponentCreate a new Multimedia Component.
New Multimedia TypeAdd a new Multimedia Type. For more information, refer to the implementer's documentation portal.
New PageCreate a new Page.
New Page TemplateCreate a new Page Template.1
New PublicationCreate a new Publication.1
New Publication TargetCreate a new Publication Target.1
New SchemaCreate a new Schema. 1
New Structure GroupCreate a new Structure Groups.
New Target GroupCreate a new Target Group.
New Target TypeCreate a new Target Type.
New Template Building BlockCreate a new Template Building Block.1
New UserCreate a new User. 1
New Virtual FolderCreate a new Virtual Folder. For more information, refer to Search Folders
(Numbered list)Create a numbered list.
OpenOpen the currently selected item in the content area. If the item is a Multimedia Component, this will show the item's properties rather than its binary content.
Open approval status listShow the various approval statuses.1
Open with WebDAVOpen the currently selected item as a WebDAV item. If the item is a Multimedia Component, this will open the binary item in the software application associated with it. (Note that any changes you make in the external application will not be reflected in SDL Tridion Sites.) If the item is not a Multimedia Component, the XML of the item is displayed.
PreviewPreview the currently selected item.
PropertiesShow the properties of the current item.
Publishing queueSee the status of items that were submitted for publishing.
PublishSubmit the current item to be published to one or more destinations.
ReclassifyReplace a Keyword association in one or more Content Manager items(s).
RedoRedo the last undone edit action.
(Right-align)Right-align text.
SaveSave the current item without closing the dialog.
Save and closeSave the current item and then close the dialog.
Save and newSave the current item, close the dialog and open a new, empty dialog to create a new item of the same type.

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Section typeInsert a header, paragraph marker or HTML <div> element.
Send item link by e-mailOpen an e-mail using your default e-mail client containing a link to the currently selected item in the list, or the item currently open in this dialog.
Set languageMark selected text as being in a specific language.
Start ActivityPlace an exclusive lock on the current item, which has been assigned to your user Group through workflow.
Start Activity and OpenStart Activity on the current item (see above) and open it in a dialog for editing.
TableOpen a dialog to insert a new table at the current cursor position, or to format the currently selected table. For more information, refer to Formatting tables in a Format Area.
TranslateSubmit the current item to be translated.
UnclassifyRemove a Keyword association from one or more Content Manager item(s).
(Underline)Underline text.
UndoUndo the last edit action
Undo check-outUndo a previous check-out of the current item.
(Unindent)Unindent text.
UnlocalizePermanently delete a previously created local copy of a shared BluePrint item.
UnpublishRemove a previously published item from one or more of the destinations to which it was published.
ValidateValidate the HTML in the current Format Area field.
Where UsedShow which dependencies this item has in relation to other items: which items use it, which items it uses, and so on.