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Customizing files with FileMaker Pro Advanced
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Creating and editing custom menu items (FileMaker Pro
Advanced)
After you create a menu, you can create menu items. You can also create or edit menu items that
are copies of the Standard FileMaker menus. Menu items can be commands, submenus or
separators. You can create a menu item that is based on a standard FileMaker command or you can
create a menu item that initially does not have an assigned command.
When you base a menu item on a FileMaker command, that menu item inherits all the properties of
that command. You can override properties (title,
shortcut, or action) to customize the menu item.
When you create a menu item that does not have an assigned command, an <unknown> menu item
appears in the Menu Items list in the Edit Custom Menu dialog box. You can then customize the
menu item properties.
To add or edit menu items in a custom menu:
1. Choose or create a custom menu and set options such as menu name, menu title, and
mode. See
Defining custom menus (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
2. Choose File menu > Manage > Custom Menus > Custom Menus tab.
3. In the Manage Custom Menus dialog box, select the menu from the list and click Edit.
4. In the Edit Custom Menus dialog box, specify which menu items are included in the menu:
Drag an arrow up or down to change the order of the menu items in the list.
5. Select each menu item from the Menu Items list and specify its properties, then click OK to
close the Edit Custom Menu dialog box.
To Do this
Add a command Click Create to add a new (<unknown>) menu item to the list. For
Menu Item Type, choose Command, then select Based on
existing command. In the Specify FileMaker Command dialog box,
choose a command, then click Select or OK.
A command determines the action or behavior of a menu item.
Tip You can Shift-click Create to create an <unknown> command
menu item.
Add a submenu Click Create to add an <unknown> menu item to the list. For Menu
Item Type, choose Submenu, then click Specify. In the Select
Menu dialog box, choose a menu, then click Select.
Note You can add up to 100 menus to the menu bar. If you add a
menu that includes itself as a submenu, you may quickly reach the
limit.
Add a separator line Click Create to add an <unknown> menu item to the list. For Menu
Item Type, choose Separator.
Duplicate a menu item Select a menu item from the list, then click Duplicate.
Delete a menu item Select a menu item from the list, then click Delete.