Tabs and Groups

27 Apr 20248 minutes to read

The Ribbon component consists of a series of tabs that are organized into groups to enable quick access to specific commands or tools. Each tab contains a set of groups, and each group contains collections of items that are logically related to each other.

Adding Tabs

You can use the tabs property to add tabs to the Ribbon component and define the content of the tab header by using the header property.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { RibbonModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-ribbon'

import { Component } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
imports: [ RibbonModule],
standalone: true,
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

app.component.html

<ejs-ribbon id="ribbon">
    <e-ribbon-tabs>
        <e-ribbon-tab header="Home">
        </e-ribbon-tab>
        <e-ribbon-tab header="Insert">
        </e-ribbon-tab>
    </e-ribbon-tabs>
</ejs-ribbon>

Adding Groups

You can use the groups property to add groups for each tab in the Ribbon and define the name of the group header by using the header property.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { RibbonModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-ribbon'

import { Component } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
imports: [ RibbonModule],
standalone: true,
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

app.component.html

<ejs-ribbon id="ribbon">
    <e-ribbon-tabs>
        <e-ribbon-tab header="Home">
            <e-ribbon-groups>
                <e-ribbon-group header="Clipboard"> 
                </e-ribbon-group>
            </e-ribbon-groups>
        </e-ribbon-tab>
        <e-ribbon-tab header="Insert">
            <e-ribbon-groups>
                <e-ribbon-group header="Tables"> 
                </e-ribbon-group>
            </e-ribbon-groups>
        </e-ribbon-tab>
    </e-ribbon-tabs>
</ejs-ribbon>

Adding Items

You can add collections of items to each group by using the collections and items properties.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { RibbonModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-ribbon'

import { Component } from "@angular/core";
import { RibbonButtonSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-ribbon';
@Component({
imports: [ RibbonModule],

standalone: true,
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
  public pasteButton: RibbonButtonSettingsModel = { iconCss: "e-icons e-paste", content: "Paste" };
  public copyButton: RibbonButtonSettingsModel = { iconCss: "e-icons e-copy", content: "Copy" };
  public cutButton: RibbonButtonSettingsModel = { iconCss: "e-icons e-cut", content: "Cut" };
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

app.component.html

<ejs-ribbon id="ribbon">
    <e-ribbon-tabs>
        <e-ribbon-tab header="Home">
            <e-ribbon-groups>
                <e-ribbon-group header="Clipboard">
                    <e-ribbon-collections>
                        <e-ribbon-collection>
                            <e-ribbon-items>
                                <e-ribbon-item type="Button" [buttonSettings]="pasteButton">
                                </e-ribbon-item>
                            </e-ribbon-items>
                        </e-ribbon-collection>
                        <e-ribbon-collection>
                            <e-ribbon-items>
                                <e-ribbon-item type="Button" [buttonSettings]="cutButton">
                                </e-ribbon-item>
                                <e-ribbon-item type="Button" [buttonSettings]="copyButton">
                                </e-ribbon-item>
                            </e-ribbon-items>
                        </e-ribbon-collection>
                    </e-ribbon-collections>
                </e-ribbon-group>
            </e-ribbon-groups>
        </e-ribbon-tab>
    </e-ribbon-tabs>
  </ejs-ribbon>

For more information on the built-in and how to add custom Ribbon items, you can visit the items page.