# Ribbon and UI

> Declare the WPF UI around TextControl in XAML: TX Text Control ribbon tabs in a WPF Ribbon, ButtonBar, mini toolbars, RulerBar, StatusBar, Sidebar and dialogs.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Document Editor > Ribbon and UI
- **1337 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/llms-full.txt

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Which commands do your users need, and where should they find them? TX Text Control .NET for WPF answers with a set of XAML elements around the `TextControl`: ribbon tabs for Microsoft's WPF `Ribbon`, a button bar, mini toolbars, rulers, a status bar, sidebars, context menus and dialog boxes. Declaring and connecting them in XAML, the contents of each tab, commands of your own, and styling, translation and right-to-left mirroring each have a page of their own.

![A WPF window with a ribbon that shows the Home and Insert tabs of TX Text Control, two rulers, the editor and a status bar.](https://docs.textcontrol.com/assets/img/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/ribbon-home-insert-tabs.5d2ec2a5.webp)

### How the Parts Fit Together

All elements are in the namespace `TXTextControl.WPF`, which the XAML maps to the prefix `WPF`, as the Visual Studio toolbox writes it. They find each other by name: the `TextControl` stores the `x:Name` of each ribbon tab, ruler, status bar and button bar it works with, the ribbon tabs store the names of the sidebars their buttons open, and a sidebar stores the name of its `TextControl`.

| Element | What users do with it |
|---|---|
| `RibbonFormattingTab` and eleven more tabs, in a WPF `Ribbon` | All commands of the editor, grouped in tabs |
| `ButtonBar` | Font and paragraph formatting in a WPF `ToolBar` |
| `TextMiniToolbar`, `ObjectMiniToolbar` | Quick formatting next to the selection |
| `RulerBar`, `StatusBar` | Margins, indents and tabs; page, line and zoom information |
| `Sidebar` | Panels for find and replace, styles, comments, tracked changes, fields and document settings |

The ribbon itself, the application menu and the Quick Access Toolbar are WPF classes from `System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon`; TX Text Control provides the tabs. [Ribbon Tabs, Toolbars, Rulers, and Status Bar](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/overview/components/ribbon-toolbars/llms-full.txt) introduces each element.

### Find the Right Page

| If you want to | Read |
|---|---|
| Know which ribbon tab contains which commands, and change or remove them | [Built-in Ribbon Tabs](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/ribbon/llms-full.txt) |
| Declare the ribbon in XAML and connect its tabs to the editor | [Connecting Ribbon Tabs in XAML](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/ribbon-xaml/llms-full.txt) |
| Add tabs, groups and buttons of your own, fill the application menu | [Custom Tabs and Commands](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/custom-tabs/llms-full.txt) |
| Use a button bar, or show mini toolbars | [Toolbars and Mini Toolbars](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/toolbars/llms-full.txt) |
| Set the scale unit of the rulers or the areas of the status bar | [Rulers and Status Bar](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/rulers-status-bar/llms-full.txt) |
| Open panels such as find, styles or comments beside the document | [Sidebar and Panels](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/sidebar/llms-full.txt) |
| Change the menu that opens with the right mouse button | [Context Menus](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/context-menus/llms-full.txt) |
| Open the dialog boxes for fonts, paragraphs, tables and more | [Built-in Dialog Boxes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/dialog-boxes/llms-full.txt) |
| Style the elements and match them to your application | [Styles, Resources, and Themes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/themes/llms-full.txt) |
| Show the interface in another language | [Localization and Resource Kit](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/localization/llms-full.txt) |
| Build an interface for Arabic or Hebrew | [Right-to-Left UI](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/right-to-left/llms-full.txt) |

### Where to Start

1. Build a first editor with [Create a WPF Ribbon Application](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/ribbon/llms-full.txt) or, without a ribbon, [Connect Rulers, Toolbars, and a Status Bar](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/getting-started/document-editor/rulers-toolbars/llms-full.txt).
2. Read [Connecting Ribbon Tabs in XAML](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/ribbon-xaml/llms-full.txt) to understand the connections by name.
3. Choose the tabs your users need in [Built-in Ribbon Tabs](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/ribbon/llms-full.txt), and add your own commands with [Custom Tabs and Commands](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/custom-tabs/llms-full.txt).
4. Look at the [TX Words Sample Application](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/examples/tx-words/llms-full.txt), which combines all elements in one window.

### Pages in This Section

- [Built-in Ribbon Tabs](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/ribbon/llms-full.txt): the twelve predefined tabs, their item names, and changing or removing items, groups and tabs.
- [Connecting Ribbon Tabs in XAML](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/ribbon-xaml/llms-full.txt): the ribbon window, the connection properties and a complete XAML example.
- [Custom Tabs and Commands](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/custom-tabs/llms-full.txt): tabs and buttons of your own, built-in icons, the application menu and the Quick Access Toolbar.
- [Toolbars and Mini Toolbars](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/toolbars/llms-full.txt): the button bar and the contextual mini toolbars.
- [Rulers and Status Bar](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/rulers-status-bar/llms-full.txt): scale units, page margins, cell references and the areas of the status bar.
- [Sidebar and Panels](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/sidebar/llms-full.txt): layouts, ribbon connections, dialog mode and the elements of the panels.
- [Context Menus](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/context-menus/llms-full.txt): the menus that open with the right mouse button.
- [Built-in Dialog Boxes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/dialog-boxes/llms-full.txt): the dialogs of the `TextControl` and how to open them.
- [Styles, Resources, and Themes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/themes/llms-full.txt): WPF styles, resources and colors of the elements.
- [Localization and Resource Kit](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/localization/llms-full.txt): texts of the interface in other languages.
- [Right-to-Left UI](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/right-to-left/llms-full.txt): the elements in right-to-left applications.

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## In This Section

- [Context Menus](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/context-menus/llms-full.txt): Add items to WPF TextControl context menus in TextContextMenuOpening, hide or replace a menu, and choose the spelling menu with SpellCheckContextMenu in XAML.
- [Custom Tabs and Commands](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/custom-tabs/llms-full.txt): Add RibbonTab, RibbonGroup and RibbonButton elements to a WPF ribbon in XAML or code, use ResourceProvider icons and fill the application menu and toolbar.
- [Built-In Dialog Boxes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/dialog-boxes/llms-full.txt): Open FontDialog, ParagraphFormatDialog, TableFormatDialog and other built-in WPF dialog boxes, read WPF.DialogResult and use BookmarkDialog or HyperlinkDialog.
- [Localization and Resource Kit](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/localization/llms-full.txt): Localize TX Text Control for WPF: German satellite assemblies from the NuGet package, other languages via the Resource Kit, ribbon texts and icons by culture.
- [Connecting Ribbon Tabs in XAML](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/ribbon-xaml/llms-full.txt): Connect TX Text Control ribbon tabs, rulers and the status bar to a WPF TextControl by x:Name in XAML, in a RibbonWindow with a DockPanel, with a full example.
- [Built-In Ribbon Tabs](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/ribbon/llms-full.txt): The 12 WPF ribbon tabs such as RibbonFormattingTab in a System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon: groups, RibbonItem names, FindName, removing items and contextual tabs.
- [Right-to-Left UI](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/right-to-left/llms-full.txt): Format right-to-left paragraphs with Direction, bind InputFormat.RightToLeft to a toggle button and mirror a WPF window with FlowDirection, as TX Words does.
- [Rulers and Status Bar](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/rulers-status-bar/llms-full.txt): Configure WPF RulerBar and StatusBar in XAML: scale unit, page margins, formula cell references, status areas, labels, fonts, messages and visibility.
- [Sidebar and Panels](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/sidebar/llms-full.txt): Place WPF sidebars in XAML, connect them to ribbon buttons by name, show them as dialogs, hide panel elements with FindName and show custom content.
- [Styles, Resources, and Themes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/themes/llms-full.txt): Set TextControlColors in XAML and code, style the dependency properties of the WPF TextControl and recolor ResourceProvider icons for your own controls.
- [Toolbars and Mini Toolbars](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/document-editor/ribbon-ui/toolbars/llms-full.txt): Change the items of the WPF ButtonBar with FindName, enable mini toolbars with ShowMiniToolbar and edit their groups when they are created or opened.

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