Customize menus

To change the order of menus and menu commands
To rename a menu or menu command
To add or remove an item on the menu bar
To find a menu command quickly
To modify the menu bar appearance
To reset menus to the default setting

Corel customization features let you modify the menu bar and the menus it contains. You can change the order of menus and menu commands; add, remove, and rename menus and menu commands. You can search for a menu command if you do not remember the menu in which it belongs. You can also reset menus to the default setting.

The customization options apply to the menu bar menus as well as to shortcut menus that you access by right-clicking.

Help topics are based on the application’s default settings. When you customize menus and menu commands, the Help topics associated with them do not reflect your changes.

To change the order of menus and menu commands

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Commands.
3 In the application window, drag a menu on the menu bar to the left or right.
If you want to change the order of menu commands, click a menu on the menu bar, click a menu command, point to the top-level menu again, and drag the command up or down.
If you want to change the order of context menu commands, right-click in the application window to display the context menu, and drag a menu command to a new position.

To rename a menu or menu command

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Commands.
3 Choose a command category from the top list box.
4 Click a menu or command in the list.
5 Click the General tab.
6 Type a name in the Caption box.

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An ampersand (&) before a letter in the Caption box indicates a shortcut, also known as an accelerator key. Menus are displayed by pressing Alt + the letter. Commands are invoked by pressing the letter that is underlined when the menu is displayed.

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You can reset the name to the default by clicking Restore Defaults.

To add or remove an item on the menu bar

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Commands.
If you want to remove an item, press Alt and drag it off the menu bar.
3 Choose a command category from the top list box.
4 Drag an item to the menu bar.

To find a menu command quickly

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Commands.
3 In the Search box, type the command name or a relevant keyword.
The results are updated automatically as you type.

To modify the menu bar appearance

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Command Bars.
3 Choose Menu bar from the list.
4 In the Menu bar mode section, enable one of the following options:
• Normal mode — displays all available menus
• File mode — displays a limited selection of menus
For information about the other settings on this page, see To modify toolbar appearance.

To reset menus to the default setting

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1 Click Tools Options Customization.
2 In the left pane of the Options dialog box, click Command Bars.
3 Choose Menu bar from the list.
4 Click Reset.

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