Menus
Lets you customise Office menus for all modules.
You can add new commands, modify existing commands, or rearrange the menu items. You can also add commands executed by macros and apply all kind of styles directly from the menu.
To access this command...
Choose Tools - Customise - Menus tab.
Search
Enter a string in the text box to narrow the search of commands.
Category
Select the menu command category in the drop-down list to restrict the search of commands or scroll the list below. Macros and styles commands are in the bottom of the list.
Available Commands
Displays the results of the combination of the search string and category of the desired command.
Description
The text box contains a short description of the selected command.
Scope
Select the location where the menu is to be attached. If attached to a Office module, the menu is available for all files opened in that module. If attached to the file, the menu will be available only when that file is opened and active.
Target
Select the menu where the customization is to be applied.
Add
Click on the gear icon and then choose Add to add a new menu.
Gear icon
Remove
Click on the gear icon and then choose Delete to delete the menu.
You can only delete custom menus and custom menu entries.
Assigned Commands
Displays the commands that will be shown in the target menu.
Right Arrow button
Click on the right arrow button to select a command on the left display box and copy to the right display box. This will add the command to the selected menu.
Left Arrow button
Click on the left arrow button to remove the selected command from the current menu.
Up and Down arrow buttons
Click on the Up or Down arrows on the right to move the selected command upward or downward in the list of displayed menu commands.
You can drag-and-drop the selected command to move it to the position you want.
Customise
Insert
- Insert Separator: Add a separator mark to improve menu readability and to group commands by subject.
- Insert Sub-menu: Insert a sub-menu entry. Enter a name for the new sub-menu in the dialogue box that follows. The new sub-menu is automatically available in the menu list for edition.
Modify
- Rename: Rename the entry.
Defaults
Deletes all changes previously made to this menu.