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ReportDesigner.UseOfficeInspiredRibbonStyle Property

Specifies whether the End-User Report Designer uses an MS Office-inspired Ribbon toolbar.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Reports.UserDesigner

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.ReportDesigner.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Reporting

#Declaration

public bool UseOfficeInspiredRibbonStyle { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
Boolean

true, to make the Report Designer use an MS Office-inspired Ribbon; false, to use the previous Ribbon version.

#Remarks

By default, the End-User Report Designer uses an MS Office-inspired Ribbon structure. It contains core Ribbon tabs called Home, Layout, Page and View for general commands as well as contextual tabs that offer commands relating to currently selected report controls.

wpf-new-ribbon-report-designer

To make the Report Designer use the previous Ribbon version, set the UseOfficeInspiredRibbonStyle property to false as shown below.

<Window  
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" 
     xmlns:dxrud="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/reports/userdesigner" 
     ...
     <dxrud:ReportDesigner x:Name="reportDesigner" UseOfficeInspiredRibbonStyle="False"/> 
</Window>

WPFDesigner_CreatingDesignerResult

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