Customization of the user interface is done by modifying the XML-based customization (CUIx) file with the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor.
You can edit customization (CUIx) files to make the following changes:
- Add, delete, or change user interface elements, such as ribbon tabs and panels, and Quick Access toolbars
- Create or change workspaces
- Create or change macros and tooltips for commands
- Create or change double-click actions
- Create or change keyboard shortcuts and temporary overrides
- Control the properties displayed when using rollover tooltips and the Quick Properties palette
- Create and load new CUIx files
Customizable User Interface Elements
The CUI Editor allows you to create and manage commands that are used to define the actions of a user interface element. After a command is defined, it can be used to create a button or a response to an action in the drawing area. You can customize
- Quick Access toolbar
- Ribbon tabs
- Ribbon panels
- Ribbon contextual tab states
- Toolbars
- Pull-down menus
- Quick properties
- Rollover tooltips
- Shortcut menus
- Keyboard shortcut and temporary override keys
- Double click actions
- Mouse buttons
- Workspaces
- Legacy user interface elements (tablets, tablet buttons, and image tile menus)