# Properties

| Property                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **AutoSize**                       | Gets or sets whether the edit control is auto-sized.                                                                                                                                       |
| **SmallImageList**                 | Gets or sets the small image list.                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Text**                           | Gets or sets the text of the control.                                                                                                                                                      |
| **CausesValidation**               | Gets or sets a flag indicating whether the control causes validation.                                                                                                                      |
| **CommandTabs**                    | Gets the collection of command tabs.                                                                                                                                                       |
| **ContextualTabGroups**            | Gets the collection of contextual tab groups.                                                                                                                                              |
| **QuickAccessToolBarHeight**       | Gets the QuickAccessToolBar element.                                                                                                                                                       |
| **EnableKeyboardNavigation**       | Allows the user to navigate the control using the keyboard.                                                                                                                                |
| **HelpButton**                     | Represent the Ribbon Help button.                                                                                                                                                          |
| **ExpandButton**                   | Represent the Ribbon Expand button.                                                                                                                                                        |
| **ShowHelpButton**                 | Get or sets value indicating whether RibbonBar Help button is visible or hidden.                                                                                                           |
| **ShowExpandButton**               | Get or sets value indicating whether RibbonBar Help button is visible or hidden.                                                                                                           |
| **EnableKeyMap**                   | Gets or sets whether Key Map (Office 2007 like accelerator keys map) is used for this specific control. Currently this option is implemented for the RadRibbonBar control only.            |
| **ApplicationMenuAnimantionType**  | Gets or sets a value indicating the type of the fade animation.                                                                                                                            |
| **QuickAccessToolbarBelowRibbon**  | Gets or sets if the quick access toolbar is below the ribbon.                                                                                                                              |
| **QuickAccessToolBarItems**        | Gets the collection of quick access menu items.                                                                                                                                            |
| **QuickAccessToolBar**             | Gets the QuickAccessToolBar element.                                                                                                                                                       |
| **StartButtonImage**               | Gets or sets the image of the start button placed in the top left corner.                                                                                                                  |
| **StartMenuItems**                 | Gets the collection of the start button menu item.                                                                                                                                         |
| **StartMenuRightColumnItems**      | Gets the collection of the start button menu items which appear on the right.                                                                                                              |
| **StartMenuBottomStrip**           | Gets the collection of the start button menu DropDown which is displayed when the button has two columns.                                                                                  |
| **StartMenuWidth**                 | Gets or sets the width of the start menu.                                                                                                                                                  |
| **OptionsButton**                  | Gets the options menu button.                                                                                                                                                              |
| **ExitButton**                     | Gets the exit menu button.                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **SelectedCommandTab**             | Gets the instance of the currently selected command tab.                                                                                                                                   |
| **RibbonBarElement**               | Gets the instance of RadRibbonBarElement wrapped by this control. RadRibbonBarElement is the main element in the hierarchy tree and encapsulates the actual functionality of RadRibbonBar. |
| **Expanded**                       | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the ribbon bar is expanded.                                                                                                                        |
| **CollapseRibbonOnTabDoubleClick** | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the ribbon bar will be collapsed or expanded on ribbon tab double click.                                                                           |
| **MinimizeButton**                 | Gets or sets if the ribbon bar has minimize button in its caption.                                                                                                                         |
| **MaximizeButton**                 | Gets or sets if the ribbon bar has maximize button in its caption.                                                                                                                         |
| **CloseButton**                    | Gets or sets if the ribbon bar has close button in its caption.                                                                                                                            |
| **LocalizationSettings**           | Gets the localization settings associated with this control.                                                                                                                               |

## Events

| Event                    | Description                                                                                                                        |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **CommandTabSelecting**  | Occurs just before a command tab is selected.                                                                                      |
| **CommandTabSelected**   | Occurs when a command tab is about to be selected.                                                                                 |
| **ExpandedStateChanged** | Occurs when the RadRibbonBar is either expanded or collapsed. The state of the control can be acquired from the Expanded property. |
| **KeyTipActivating**     | Occurs when the user is press Key tip.                                                                                             |
| **KeyTipShowing**        | Occurs when the RadRibbonBar is painting Key tips.                                                                                 |

## See Also

* [Properties](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/api/telerik.wincontrols.ui.radribbonbar.html#properties)
* [Events](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/api/telerik.wincontrols.ui.radribbonbar.html#events)