Customizing the Display of Commands in a Menu

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You can add, remove, and change the order of the commands in the IDE's menus to make those you frequently use more accessible. You can also use menu separators to group related commands.

To modify a menu, you choose an IDE command and add the action to a menu list.

To add a command to a menu:

  1. From the main window, choose Tools > Options and click Advanced Options.
  2. In the left pane, expand IDE Configuration > Look and Feel > Actions.to view the available IDE commands.
  3. Expand the action group node and locate the IDE command you want to add.
  4. Right-click the command you want to add and choose Copy.
  5. Expand Look and Feel > Menu Bar.
  6. Right-click the node of the menu in which you want to place the command and choose Paste.

    The IDE adds the command to the menu.

To remove a command from a menu:

  1. From the main window, choose Tools > Options and click Advanced Options.
  2. In the left pane, expand IDE Configuration > Look and Feel > Menu Bar.
  3. Expand the node of the menu containing the command you want to remove.
  4. Right-click the command and choose Delete.
  5. Click Yes in the Confirm Object Deletion dialog box.

    The IDE removes the command from the menu.

To reorder the commands within a menu:

  1. From the main window, choose Tools > Options and click Advanced Options.
  2. In the left pane, expand IDE Configuration > Look and Feel > Menu Bar.
  3. Right-click the node of the menu whose commands you want to rearrange and choose Change Order.
  4. In the Change Order dialog box, select the command you want to move and click Move Up or Move Down.
  5. Click OK.

    The IDE updates the order of the commands in the menu.

To group related commands with a separator or submenu:

  1. From the main window, choose Tools > Options and click Advanced Options.
  2. In the left pane, expand IDE Configuration > Look and Feel > Menu Bar.
  3. Right-click the node of the menu you want to modify and choose Add > Separator or Add > Menu. The separator or menu is added to the menu.
  4. Right-click the separator and choose Move Up or Move Down to move the separator to the desired position in the menu.

    The IDE updates the menu to display the added separator.

See Also
Customizing Menus in the IDE
Customizing the Pop-up Menu for an Object
Customizing the Display of Commands in a Toolbar

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