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Customizing files with FileMaker Pro Advanced
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4. If you selected Create or Edit, you see the Edit Custom Menu dialog box. Specify options
for the custom menu.
Note The options you specify apply to the entire menu.
Delete a menu Select the menu from the list, then click Delete.
Important When you delete a menu, you also delete its menu
items.
Sort the menu list For View by, choose menu name, display title, custom order
(which you create by dragging items in the list), or creation order.
Tip You can also click the Menu Name or Display Title column
headings to sort the list.
Display the menu set in which
the menu is used or display
comments describing the
menu
Click the Used in Menu Sets/Comments column heading.
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Specify the menu name For Custom Menu Name, enter a descriptive name for the menu (up
to 100 characters).
Include a comment
describing the menu
Enter a comment about the menu (up to 30,000 characters). The
comment appears in the Manage Custom Menus dialog box, not in
your solution file.
Specify the title that you
want to display in the menu
bar of your solution file
For Menu Title, select Override Title, then enter the name (up to
30,000 characters).
Windows: To specify an access key, type an ampersand (&) before
the character you want to use as the access key. For example, type
&File to display the File menu with the letter “F” as the access key.
To base the menu title on the result of a calculation, click Specify,
then build a formula in the Specify Calculation dialog box.
Note You cannot change the title of the Help or FileMaker Pro
menus.
Install menus based on
conditions you specify
For Install when, specify a calculation that results in a Boolean
value.
• If the calculation evaluates true or non-zero, the menu is
installed.
For example, for the menu to appear when the file is opened in
Windows, enter:
If( Abs(Get( SystemPlatform )) = 2; 1; 0 )
• If the calculation evaluates false or zero, the menu is not
installed.
For example, for the menu to appear when the file is opened in
OS
X, enter:
If( Abs(Get( SystemPlatform )) = 1; 1; 0 )
To ensure a menu is always installed, for Install when, enter 1.