# RibbonReferencesTab Class

> The RibbonReferencesTab class represents a Windows Forms ribbon tab for creating and editing tables of contents. To enable these settings the TextControl must be connected with the Ribbon that hosts the RibbonReferencesTab.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Class
- **Introduced:** 29.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.dll` from the setup
- **Inherits:** `System.Windows.Forms.TabPage` › `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonTab`
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon > RibbonReferencesTab Class
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreferencestab/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreferencestab/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreferencestab/llms-full.txt

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### Description

The RibbonReferencesTab class represents a Windows Forms ribbon tab for creating and editing [tables of contents](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/tableofcontents/llms-full.txt). To enable these settings the [TextControl](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/llms-full.txt) must be [connected](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/ribbon-property/llms-full.txt) with the [Ribbon](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbon/llms-full.txt) that hosts the RibbonReferencesTab.

### Syntax

```csharp
public class RibbonReferencesTab : RibbonTab
```

```vbnet
Public Class RibbonReferencesTab
    Inherits RibbonTab
```

### Examples

The following example creates a Ribbon References Tab instance and configures its key tip setting for a document workflow.

```csharp
using TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonReferencesTab ribbonReferencesTab = new();
ribbonReferencesTab.KeyTip = "Quarterly report";
```

```vbnet
Dim ribbonReferencesTab As New TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonReferencesTab()
ribbonReferencesTab.KeyTip = "Quarterly report"
```

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## In This Section

- [RibbonReferencesTab Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreferencestab/constructor/llms-full.txt): Initializes a new instance of the RibbonReferencesTab class.
- [RibbonReferencesTab.FindItem Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreferencestab/finditem-method/llms-full.txt): Finds a control that has the provided RibbonReferencesTab.RibbonItem identifier.
- [RibbonReferencesTab.RibbonDropDownItem Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreferencestab/ribbondropdownitem-enumeration/llms-full.txt): Each RibbonDropDownItem represents a drop-down item in the RibbonReferencesTab. The corresponding string of a RibbonDropDownItem is the same as the item's Name property. The RibbonDropDownItem enumeration can be used with the ResourceProvider class that provides static methods to receive bitmaps or strings which are associated with the corresponding ribbon drop-down item.
- [RibbonReferencesTab.RibbonItem Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreferencestab/ribbonitem-enumeration/llms-full.txt): Each RibbonItem represents an item in the RibbonReferencesTab that is not a drop-down item. The corresponding string of a RibbonItem is the same as the item's Name property. The RibbonItem enumeration can be used with the FindItem method to get an item and manipulate it or with the ResourceProvider class that provides static methods to receive bitmaps or strings which are associated with the corresponding ribbon item.

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- **Next:** [RibbonReferencesTab Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreferencestab/constructor/llms-full.txt)