Adding Menu Items

When you first open the Menu Editor, it displays the menu bar or popup menu that you opened with any defined menu items. There is also a blank menu to the right of the last menu in the menubar and a placeholder at the end of each menu, indicated by a dotted rectangle.

To add menu items to an existing menu:

  1. In the Menu Editor, select the position on the menu bar where you want to add a new menu, or on the menu select where you want to add a new menu item, separator or submenu.
  2. Click menu item icon in the Menu Editor toolbar or right-click and choose Insert MenuItem.
  3. While the menu item appears highlighted in the Menu Editor, type the text for the new menu component's label.

    As you start to type, the highlighted dotted rectangle changes to a normal text edit field containing a cursor. The text field will scroll as you type to accommodate labels longer than the edit field.

  4. When you're finished typing, press Enter.

    The width of the list expands if necessary to display all the labels in the list, and a placeholder for the next menu item is automatically selected.

  5. Enter a label for each new item you want to create in the list, or press Esc to return to the menu bar.

    In addition to directly selecting items in the Menu Editor, you can use the arrow keys to move from the menu bar into a menu, and to move between items in the list; press Enter to complete an action.


About Menu Terminology
About Menu Components
About the Menu Editor