The ribbons enable you to access Polygon commands that are relevant to the current stage of the report workflow.

Home ribbon

The Home ribbon provides options for working with report data.

Ribbon option		Description
Data Management
	Data Management	Opens the Data Manager.
	Template Rules	Opens the Automatic Template Rules Setup dialog box
Documents
	New Report	Creates a blank report or a new template.
	Open	Opens a new report.
	Save	Save the currently open report.
	Save As	Save the currently open report with a different name.
Import
	Import File	Imports a file into the report.
	Import Video	Imports a video into the report.
	Import Web Page	Imports a web page into the report.
Export
	Export Report	Exports the report as an uncompressed or compressed file.
	Export Web	Exports the report as a web page.
	Export PDF	Exports the report as a PDF file.
	Export Word	Exports the report as a Word document.

Report ribbon

The Report ribbon provides options for working with the Text pane.

Ribbon Option		Description
Slide
	Create Slide	Creates a slide to use in Presentation mode.
Hyperlinks
	Global Link	Saves the entire screen (all panes) as you have configured it.
	Local Link	Saves the currently selected pane.
	Back	Steps back through the hyperlinks you have selected.
	Forward	Steps forward through the hyperlinks you have selected.
	Report Link	Lets you create a hyperlink to a different report.
	Text Link	Lets you create a hyperlink to another Text pane.
Text Files
	New Text Pane	Creates a new Text pane.
	Text Options	Separate RTF File. Saves the open Text pane as an RTF file, which can be opened outside of Polygon. Save Text with Link. Saves the open Text pane within a Polygon report file (DAT), which can only be viewed within a Polygon report.
Clipboard
	Paste	Pastes the copied/cut text from the Clipboard.
	Cut	Cuts selected text.
	Copy	Copies selected to the Clipboard.
	Delete	Deletes selected text.
Font		Change the font type, size, weight, color, and Text pane background.
Paragraph		Change text alignment, indents, line spacing, and add bulleted and numbered lists.
Editing
	Find	Displays the Find dialog box in the Text pane.
	Replace	Displays the Replace dialog box in the Text pane.
	Select All	Selects all in the Text pane.
Data Views
	Save All Panes	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save all panes that are currently displayed.
	Save Pane	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save the pane that currently has focus.

Data ribbon

The Data ribbon provides options for working with objects and data in the Data Bar and Report Workspace.

Ribbon Option		Description
Slide
	Create Slide	Creates a slide to use in Presentation mode.
Hyperlinks
	Global Link	Saves the entire screen (all panes) as you have set it up.
	Local Link	Saves the currently selected pane.
	Back	Steps back through the hyperlinks you have selected.
	Forward	Steps forward through the hyperlinks you have selected.
Trials
	Refresh trial	Reloads the trial you have selected.
	Refresh All Trials	Reloads all your trials.
Statistics
	All Trial Average	Displays the average dialog box to average multiple trials together.
	Within Trial Average	Averages multiple gait cycles in one trial together.
Musculoskeletal Modeling
	Load Subject Model	Loads a specified musculoskeletal model onto the subject you have selected.
	Save As	Saves any changes you have made to the musculoskeletal model.
	Add Muscle	Lets you manually enter a muscle into your model.
	Add Wrap Object	Lets you manually enter a wrap object into your model.
Data Stream
	Connect	Connects Polygon to the real-time data stream.
	Address	The IP address that the real-time stream is connected to.
Export Data
	Export Data	Exports the data selected into a PXD file that can be imported into another Polygon report.
	Export Excel	Exports the data into an excel spreadsheet.
Data Views
	Open View	Open a data view.
	Manage Views	Reorder, rename, or delete views.
	Save All Panes	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save all panes that are currently displayed.
	Save Pane	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save the pane that currently has focus.

Presentation ribbon

The Presentation ribbon provides options for working with presentations.

Ribbon Option		Description
Slide
	Create Slide	Creates a slide that will be used in Presentation mode.
	Organize Slides	Displays the Edit dialog box where you can move, insert, delete, or jump to slides.
Presentation
	Start	Start the presentation.
	Back	Steps back through the slides you have created.
	Forward	Steps forward through the slides you have created.
	Jump To	Displays the Edit dialog box where you can jump to a specific slide in the presentation.
	PowerPoint	Launches PowerPoint and plays imported PowerPoint files (PPT and PPTX files).

Graph ribbon

The Graph ribbon provides options for working with data in the Graph pane.

Ribbon Option		Description
Slide
	Create Slide	Creates a slide that will be used in Presentation mode.
Hyperlinks
	Global Link	Saves the entire screen (all panes) as you have configured it.
	Local Link	Saves the currently selected pane.
	Back	Steps back through the hyperlinks you have clicked.
	Forward	Steps forward through the hyperlinks you have clicked.
Clipboard
	Copy	Copies the selection to the clipboard (to scale a copied image, click the down arrow and drag the slider). In Word, to paste a graph as numerical data, press CTRL+V. To paste a graph as an image, on the Home ribbon, from the Paste menu select Paste Special. Then select Picture (Enhanced Metafile).
	Copy ASCII	Copies the selection as an ASCII file to the clipboard.
View
	Thumbnails	Toggles between the thumbnail view of the graphs and the individual view of the graph, and set thumbnail layout options.
	Normalized	Toggles between normalized graph and time graph.
Labels
	Numeric	Places an X / Y value marker of the graph that will follow the Time Bar.
	Text	Places a text box on the graph.
	Key	Places the name of the trace on the graph.
Traces
	Remove	Deletes the trace you select from the graph.
	Group Edit	Lets you edit a selected trace or group of traces. Advanced Group Edit. Opens the Trace Appearance dialog box, where you can change the formatting (color, thickness, etc) of the selected traces.
	Average Traces	Average Traces shows the average for that trial on the graph.
	Phase Plot	Phase Plot creates a phase plot of two traces.
	Select All	Selects all the traces in the graph.
	Expand	Shows the entire trace on the graph.
	Default Cycle	Lets you choose kinematic cycles, kinetic cycles, or default cycles. The default cycle shows a kinematic cycle for kinematic graphs and a kinetic cycle for a kinetic graph.
Ranges
	New Range	Lets you create either an event range or an absolute range that can be displayed on the graph's X-axis.
	Edit Ranges	Lets you make changes to the ranges you have already selected.
Preferences
	Normalization Schemes	Opens the Normalization Properties dialog box, where you can edit Normalization Schemes
	Variable Ranges	Lets you edit the default settings that appear with each graph.
	Default Parameters	Lets you choose the gait parameters that will be automatically calculated when you bring a trial into your report.
Data Tags
	Frame	Adds a Data Tag of the point you select on the graph displaying the X / Y values of that trace.
	Value Range	Adds a Data Tag of the vertical difference between two selected points.
	Time Range	Adds a Data Tag of the time difference between two selected points.
	Slope	Adds a Data Tag of the slope of the trace at a selected point.
Data Views
	Save All Panes	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save all panes that are currently displayed.
	Save Pane	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save the pane that currently has focus.

3D ribbon

The 3D ribbon allows you to manage and manipulate data in the 3D Workspace.

Ribbon Option		Description
Slide
	Create Slide	Creates a slide to use in Presentation mode.
Hyperlinks
	Global Link	Saves the entire screen (all panes) as you have set it up.
	Local Link	Saves the currently selected pane.
	Back	Steps back through the hyperlinks you have selected.
	Forward	Steps forward through the hyperlinks you have selected.
Clipboard
	Copy	Copies the image to the Clipboard.
Subjects
	Move Subject	Lets you move the subject in the X, Y, or Z position of the 3D volume. Double-clicking a segment lets you rotate the subject around the Z-axis.
Camera
	Export AVI	Exports a video of the 3D Workspace as you have it configured.
	Follow	When an object is selected (Marker, Segment, Stick), the Follow option can be activated to cause the Workspace camera perspective to follow the path of the selected object.
	Track	Attaches a camera to the selected segment and tracks the segment's moves by changing the orientation and position of the camera. The selected segment will be stationary as the other segments around it move.
Editing
	Remove	Remove will remove the selected object.
	Create a Virtual Point	Creating a Virtual Point creates a virtual point at a selected percent away from two or more markers along a primary and secondary axis.
	Create Stick	Create Stick creates a stick between two selected markers.
	Create Plane	Create Plane creates a plane between three selected markers.
Tags
	Arrow Tag	Adds an arrow tag to the selection.
	Crosshair Tag	Adds a crosshair tag to the selection.
	Outline Tag	Adds an outline tag to the selection.
Graphs
	XYZ Components	Creates a graph of the X, Y, and Z positions of each selected marker.
	Distance from Origin	Creates a graph of the distance from the origin for a selected marker.
	Distance Between	Creates a graph of the distance between two points.
	Angle Between	Creates a graph of the angle between either three markers or two sticks.
	Projected Angle	When three markers are selected, creates a graph of the projected angle between the three points (XYZ) across time.
	Moment	Creates a moment graph.
Meshes
	Adjust Mesh	Use tools to Translate, Scale, or Rotate a selected mesh segment.
	Save As	Saves your changes on the mesh to a new file.
Data Views
	Save All Panes	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save all panes that are currently displayed.
	Save Pane	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save the pane that currently has focus.

Movie ribbon

The Movie ribbon provides options for working with movies.

Ribbon Option		Description
Slide
	Create Slide	Creates a slide to use in Presentation mode.
Hyperlinks
	Global Link	Saves the entire screen (all panes) as you have set it up.
	Local Link	Saves the currently selected pane.
	Back	Steps back through the selected hyperlinks.
	Forward	Steps forward through the selected hyperlinks.
Clipboard
	Copy	Copies selected to the Clipboard.
Data Views
	Save All Panes	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save all panes that are currently displayed.
	Save Pane	Opens the View Options dialog box, where you can save the pane that currently has focus.

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