The OTF use MS Office style Ribbon bars (tabs). In these tabs the commands are grouped together by functionality so they can be found and used easily. Below is a brief breakdown of each of the tabs across the Ribbon bar of the OTF.
| Command | Description |
| Save | Saves the current document |
| Save All | Saves all the documents in the solution. |
| Save As... | Saves the current solution. |
| Open Solution... | Open a solution. |
| Close Solution | Closes the current solution. |
| Recently Used | Shows the list of recent solutions and recent places to open. |
| New > New Project | Opens dialog to add new project to the existing solution or to a new solution. |
| New > New Player Project | Opens dialog to add new player project in a new solution or in the current solution. |
| New > New Project / Player from an existing template | Opens dialog to add new project/player project in a new solution or in the current solution from an existing template. |
| New > Add Template... | Adds a PTXT file to a template. |
| Print | Prints the current procedure/Overview. |
| Help | Shows quick access to the main product and support information as well as contact and support capabilities. |
| License | Opens the license dialog box. |
| Options | Opens the OTF Options dialog box (see OTF Settings). |
| Exit | Exits the OTF. |
| Command | Description |
| Paste | Pastes the clipboard contents into the current sequence. |
| Cut | Cuts the selected element(s) in the current sequence. |
| Copy | Copies the selected element(s) in the current sequence to the clipboard. |
| Copy as Bitmap | Copies the current sequence as an image to the clipboard. |
| Search and Replace | Opens the "Search and Replace" dialog box. |
| Undo | Reverses the last action. |
| Redo | Restores the last undone action. |
| Delete | Deletes the current selected items. |
| Display Start Page | Displays the Start Page. |
| Display Instructions | Displays a page with the notes. |
| Easy Mode | Turn the easy mode ON/OFF. |
| Local Variable | Adds a new local variable to the current procedure. |
| Comment | Adds a new comment to the current procedure. |
| Reference (Import) | Adds a reference from the current document to itself or to another document. |
| Procedure | Adds a new procedure to the current document. |
| (Corner button in "Add" group) | Switches to the "Add" tab of the Ribbon. |
| AdminData | Opens/Creates the AdminData of the current document. |
| Project | Opens the Project Settings dialog box of the current project. |
| ODX/PDX | Opens the "ODX Database Settings" dialog box. |
| Solution Settings | Opens the "Solution Settings" dialog. |
| Document Settings | Opens the settings of the current OTX document. |
| Procedure Settings | Opens the settings dialog box of the current procedure. |
| OTX-Mapping | Opens the settings for the access to external applications. |
| Start (CTRL+F5) | Starts the current sequence. |
| Debug (F5) | Starts the current sequence in debug mode, halts at each activity having a breakpoint. |
| Break (CTRL+ALT+Break) | Breaks the current sequence in debug mode only. |
| Stop (SHIFT+F5) | Stops the current sequence. |
| Offline Mode | Switches ON/OFF the Offline Mode of the Diagnostic Runtime Environment. |
| Clear Trace | Turns "Clears trace before starting a sequence" ON/OFF. |
| Toogle Breakpoint (F9) | Sets/Clears a breakpoint on the selected activity. |
| Step in (F11) | Starts the current sequence, halts at each activity, also gets into the called procedures. |
| Step over (F10) | Starts the current sequence, halts at each activity, skips the called procedures. |
| Step out (SHIFT+F11) | Finishes the current sequence (and steps to the next activity below the ProcedureCall calling the sequence, if any). |
| Step to (CTRL+F10) | Starts the current sequence, halts at the next selected activity. |
| (Corner button in "Run" group) | Opens the Project Settings dialog box of the current project. |
| Designer Appearance | Sets the detail level for displaying the activities in the OtfWorkflowDesigner (see here for detail). |
| Command | Description |
| Local Variable | Adds a new local variable to the current procedure. |
| Local Constant | Adds a new local constant to current procedure. |
| In Parameter | Adds a new in-parameter to the current procedure. |
| Out Parameter | Adds a new out-parameter to the current procedure. |
| In/Out Parameter | Adds a new in/out-parameter to the current procedure. |
| (Corner button in "Procedure" group) | Opens the settings dialog box of the current procedure. |
| Comment | Adds a new comment to the current procedure. |
| Release (AdminData) | Adds an administration data (versioning data) to the current document. |
| Reference (Import) | Adds a reference from the current document to itself or to another document. |
| Validity | Adds a new validity to the current document. |
| Signature | Adds a new signature to the current document. |
| Command | Description |
| Display Start Page | Displays the Start Page. |
| Standard layout | Docks all the tool windows. |
| Maximum work area | Sets all the opened tool windows to auto hide and minimizes the Ribbon. |
| Easy Mode | Turns the Easy mode ON/OFF. |
| Toolbox | Shows/Hides the Toolbox tool window. |
| Solution Explorer | Shows/Hides the Solution Explorer tool window. |
| Output window | Shows/Hides the Output tool window. |
| Error List | Shows/Hides the Error List tool window. |
| Trace window | Shows/Hides the Trace tool window. |
| Search Results window | Shows/Hides the Search Results tool window. |
| Watch window | Shows/Hides the Watch tool window. |
| Properties window | Shows/Hides the Properties tool window. |
| Declaration Explorer | Shows/Hides the Declaration Explorer tool window. |
| Overview window | Shows/Hides the Overview tool window. |
| Specification Editor | Shows/Hides the Specification Editor tool window. |
| OTX(XML) View window | Shows/Hides the OTX(XML) View tool window. |
| Meta Data window | Shows/Hides the Meta Data View tool window. |
Reset zoom factor  | Resets the zoom of the current procedure/OTL/Overview tab to 100%. |
| Fit to window | Shrinks the zoom of the current procedure sothat it can be displayed as much as possible (minimum 10%). |
| Designer Appearance | Sets the detail level for displaying the activities in the OtfWorkflowDesigner (see here for detail). |
| Quality of Display | Switches the display quality of the nodes in the Workflow Designer to LOW/HIGH. |
| Display Comments | Shows/Hides the comments in the Workflow Designer. |
| Max. Width | Sets the width limit (maximum width) for the activities in the Workflow Designer. |
| Fixed Width | Adjusts the width of the activities in the Workflow Designer to fit the maximum width. |
| Command | Description |
| Start (CTRL+F5) | Starts the current sequence. |
| Debug (F5) | Starts the current sequence in debug mode, halts at each activity having a breakpoint. |
| Breask (CTRL+ALT+Break) | Breaks the current sequence in debug mode only. |
| Stop (SHIFT+F5) | Stops the current sequence. |
| (Corner button in "Execute" group) | Opens the Project Settings dialog box of the current project. |
| Clear Trace | Turns "Clears trace before starting a sequence" ON/OFF. |
| Toggle Breakpoint (F9) | Sets/Clears a breakpoint on the selected activity. |
| Clear all breakpoints (CTRL+SHIFT+F9) | Clears all the breakpoints in the solution. |
| Step over (F10) | Starts the current sequence, halts at each activity, skips the called procedures. |
| Step to (CTRL+F10) | Starts the current sequence, halts at the next selected activity. |
| Step out (SHIFT+F11) | Finishes the current sequence (and steps to the next activity below the ProcedureCall calling the sequence, if any). |
| Step in (F11) | Starts the current sequence, halts at each activity, also gets into the called procedures. |
| Execute of combo-box | Sets the execution (Start and Single-Step) according to a scope (e.g. if the runtime scope is set to "Solution", the Startup Project shall be started or debugged). |
| Target Platform combo-box | Sets the current platform to Dotnet/Java. |
| Project | Opens the Project Settings dialog box of the current project. |
| Editing File | Opens the Screen Mapping editor to edit the current selected screen mapping file. |
| Builder Checker | Opens the Builder Checker application. |
| Revision combo-box | Select the Builder Checker version. |
