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title: "Ribbon Bar"
slug: "mde-ribbon-bar"
updated: 2024-01-31T14:25:41Z
published: 2024-01-31T14:25:41Z
canonical: "kb.dataparc.com/mde-ribbon-bar"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.dataparc.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Ribbon Bar

### File

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image015_004.jpg)

**Save:** Saves the file in its current state and location.

**Save As:** Clicking this button launches the file browser. Here, the file can be saved in a new location and/or with a new name.

**Print:** This button launches the print window. Here the print job can be configured before printing the document.

### Display Ribbon

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image017_005.jpg)

**Start Time/End Time:** Sets a time range for filtering the visibility of MDE records. The timestamps of the records are filtered by start time. If the **Auto Refresh** setting is on, then the times cannot be edited from the ribbon bar.

**Refresh to Now:** Refreshes the screen to the current time.

**Refresh Data:** Refreshes the display to the selected **Start Time** and **End Time**.

**Auto Refresh:** Refreshes the display automatically based on the [Auto Refresh Interval.](/v1/docs/display-tab#checkboxes)

**Save Data:** Saves the entered data.

**Add New Record:** Inserts new data record in grid. This button will only display if [Allow user to add new row](/v1/docs/display-tab#row-management) is enabled in the header template.

**Pivot:** Inverts the columns and the rows of the display.

**Save Layout:** Saves column order.

**Auto-size Columns:** Changes the size of the columns to the smallest size fitting the heading.

**Auto-size Rows:** Rows will automatically resize to nicely fit their contents.

**Enable Sorting:** Allows the user to sort based on the heading of any column. When disabled all rows are sorted based on Start Time. Even when sorting is disabled, the [right-click menu](/v1/docs/manual-data-entry-mde-display#rightclick-menu) allows a user to choose between ascending or descending order.

**Configure:** Opens the [MDE Configuration](/v1/docs/mde-configuration) window.

**Tag Browser:** Opens the [Tag Browser](/v1/docs/parcview-tag-browser).

### Export Data

The Data from the MDE can be exported either to the Clipboard or to Excel.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image019_005.jpg)

**All Values:** Exports every value from the MDE display

**Selected Values:** Exports only the highlighted values.

**Include Headers:** Includes the header captions in the export.

**Export to Clipboard:** Copies the MDE grid to the Clipboard.

**Export to Excel:** Saves the MDE as an .xls file.

### Windows

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image021_004.jpg)

**Window on Top:** Forces the window to stay at the front of the screen.

### Help

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image023_003.jpg)

**PARCview Manual:** Opens the help manual for PARCview.

**Examples:** Opens the PARCview training videos.