To customize menus

Purpose

Perform this procedure to customize menus in a new workspace or to modify menus in an existing workspace.

Steps
 

Open the Workspace form; see To create a new custom workspace or To modify an existing workspace .

Note: If the workspace was created in an earlier release of the NFM-P, see To add new menu items to a custom workspace of an earlier NFM-P release .


Click on the Menus tab.

The All Menu Items panel contains a list of all available menu items in the NFM-P. The Custom Menu panel contains a list of all menu items in the custom workspace.


Expand items as required in the All Menu Items panel and Custom Menu panel.


Perform any of the following:

  1. In the Custom Menu panel, remove any menu items that are not required in the workspace. Select and delete the items using the right-click menu or the keyboard.

    Note: You cannot delete the User Preferences or Manage Workspaces menu items.

  2. Add menu items to the Custom Menu panel. Select items in the All Menu Items panel and drag and drop or copy the selected items to the Custom Menu panel.

    The usage indicator icon beside a menu in the All Menu Items panel indicates whether the menu items for that menu are all used, partially used, or not used in the Custom Menu. Usage indicator icons are described in the Legend at the bottom of the Workspace form. The usage indicators reduce the need to compare menu content between the All Menu Items panel and the Custom Menu panel.

  3. Add a new custom menu in the Custom Menu panel.

    1. Right-click in the location where you need to add a custom menu and choose Add Menu. A new menu appears under the selected item.

      If you right-click on empty space in the panel, the new menu appears as the last item in the list.

    2. Type a name for the new menu and press Enter.

  4. To locate a menu item in the All Menu Items panel, display the menu path for the item.

    1. In the Custom Menu panel, select an item, right-click, and choose Show in All Menu Items Tree.

      A dialog box displays the path for the item in the All Menu Items panel.

    2. Click OK to close the dialog box.

  5. To locate a menu item in the Custom Menu panel, display the menu path for the item.

    1. In the All Menu Items panel, select an item, right-click, and choose Show in Custom Menu Tree.

      A dialog box displays the path for the item in the Custom Menu. If the item appears more than once in the Custom Menu tree, multiple paths are displayed.

    2. Click OK to close the dialog box.

  6. Arrange the order of menus and menu items. Drag and drop or cut and paste selected menu items in the Custom Menu panel to other locations in the tree.

    If you hold the Ctrl key while dragging, the drop action changes from move to copy.

  7. Rename menus and items in the Custom Menu panel.

    1. Select the item, right-click, and choose Rename.

    2. Type a name and press Enter.

    Renamed menu items are displayed in blue.

  8. Add grouping separators in sub-menus. Right-click in the location where you need to add a separator and choose Add Separator.

  9. Edit the mnemonic for an item in the Custom Menu panel.

    1. Select the item, right-click, and choose Edit Mnemonic. A drop-down menu opens.

    2. Choose a letter and click OK.

      The mnemonic letter is underlined in the menu item name and is used as a keyboard shortcut.


Save your changes and close the form.

Note: When you modify a workspace that is currently in use, the workspace selector displays Workspace Out of Sync. Select the current workspace from the workspace selector to apply the modified settings.

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