Creating a New Menu
The following describes how to add a new standard or layered menu to your project.
To add a standard menu
Do one of the following:
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Choose Project > Add to Project > Menu (or press Command-Y).
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Control-click in the Outline or Graphical tab, choose Add from the shortcut menu, then
choose Menu from the submenu.
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Click Add Menu in the toolbar.
A new standard menu is added to the project, with the name “Menu _,” where “_” is the
number of that menu. You can rename menus, making it easier to locate specific ones.
To add a layered menu
Do one of the following:
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Choose Project > Add to Project > Layered Menu (or press Command-Shift-Y).
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Control-click in the Outline or Graphical tab, choose Add from the shortcut menu, then
choose Layered Menu from the submenu.
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Click Add Layered Menu in the toolbar.
A new layered menu is added to the project, with the name “Menu _,” where “_” is the
number of that menu. You can rename menus, making it easier to locate specific ones.
You can also create a new standard submenu from an existing menu (standard or layered)
by clicking the Add Submenu button in the Menu Editor.
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This creates a new menu based on the original menu, using its background, buttons, and
other settings. This also adds a new button to the existing menu that is linked to the new
submenu.
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Introduction to Creating Menus