The Ribbon
Final Draft 13's default view is the Ribbon, which contains groups of icons that in the past were contained in menus:
To hide the Ribbon menu and replace it with the Classic menu and toolbar configuration...
...go to View > Classic View.
To hide the Classic view and replace it with the Ribbon toolbar, go to View > Switch to Ribbon View.
Classic Menus
The Classic Toolbar view displays icons in rows that can be undocked and turned into floating tool palettes. These tool palettes can be positioned anywhere on the screen.
Each document window has a separate toolbar that is docked to that window.
Toolbars provide quick and easy access to commands without having to pull down any menus or press key combinations. Almost every toolbar function can also be performed using menu commands and / or key combinations. The user may modify the commands that appear on the toolbar. There are multiple toolbars, each of which can be shown, hidden or repositioned.
Toolbars Submenu
Located in the View Menu, the Toolbars submenu contains menu items to show and hide the available toolbars and the status bar.
To Hide (or Show) any of the toolbars
Choose View > Toolbars > [name].
The designated toolbar either disappears or reappears. A check mark on the menu indicates that a toolbar is visible.
Customize Classic Menus
On the right end of each toolbar is a down-pointing arrow...
...which, when clicked on, opens an Add or Remove Buttons menu. Position the cursor on this menu and a submenu will appear with two items: Standard and Customize.
Repositioning and Resizing Toolbars
To reposition a toolbar
Position the cursor so that it becomes a crosshair icon and click and hold down the mouse button on the "handle" on the left side:
(Note: the crosshair icon in the above graphic has been colored for clarity. )
Drag the toolbar anywhere on the toolbar area. If the toolbar is dragged out of the toolbar area it “undocks” and becomes a free-floating window.
To reposition a free-floating toolbar window
Position the cursor and click and hold down the mouse button on the label bar at the top of the window. Drag the toolbar window anywhere on the screen and release the mouse button.
To re-dock a toolbar window
Move it back into the toolbar area.
To resize a free-floating toolbar window
Position the cursor and click and hold down the mouse button on a corner or side of the toolbar window and drag it away from the center of the toolbar window. The window will resize depending on the distance and direction the corner or side is dragged.
To learn more about customizing toolbars and Windows' Quick Access Toolbar click here.