Create a Shortcut Menu

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Create a Shortcut Menu

 

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Create a Shortcut Menu

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To create a shortcut menu

1. Click Tools menu CustomizeInterface.At the Command prompt, enter cui.
2. In the Customize User Interface editor, Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane, right-click Shortcut Menus. Click New Shortcut Menu.

   

   The new shortcut menu (named “ShortcutMenu1”) is placed at the bottom of the Menus tree.

3. Do one of the following:
   • Enter a new name over the ShortcutMenu1 text.
   • Right-click ShortcutMenu1. Click Rename. Enter a new shortcut menu name.
   • Click ShortcutMenu1, wait, and click again over the shortcut menu’s name again to edit its name in-place.
4. In the Properties pane, do the following:
   • In the Description box, enter a description for the shortcut menu.
   • In the Aliases box, click the Ellipsis button. Press ENTER so you are on a new line in the Aliases dialog box. Enter additional aliases for the menu, and after each one entered press ENTER. An alias is automatically assigned, and defaults to the next available POP number, based on the number of shortcut menus already loaded in the program.

   

5. In the Command List pane, drag the command you want to add to the location just below the shortcut menu in the Customizations In <file name> pane.

   

6. Continue adding commands until the new shortcut menu is complete.
7. Click OK.