The Ribbon node contains the specifications of a ribbon with toolbars placed on one or several tabs. For the Ribbon option, a File menu is made available directly under the Main Window node.

Child nodes to the Ribbon node are of the Ribbon Tab type. Child nodes to a Ribbon Tab are of the Ribbon Section type. Child nodes to a Ribbon Section can be of the Item, Toggle Item, Menu, or Separator type.

The Item and Menu options provide the same functionality as described previously for the Menu Bar and Toolbar. A Separator added as a child to a Ribbon Section is a vertical line that separates groups of Items and Menus in the running application. A Separator is displayed as a horizontal line in the application tree. The figure below shows an example.