A+Menu+of+Your+Own

A Menu of Your Own Would you welcome your own Menu? You know, one that contains only the items you choose: nothing more, nothing less. A menu that easily allows you to mix and match items that are already in existing menus and then add a few other commands from the Customize window, etc. Imagine the possibilities! Only the items you deem to be the most useful would be on your menu, arranged in the order you dictate. The first step is to open the Customize window. You can either go to the Tools menu, Customize choice or right click over any toolbar and choose Customize from the bottom of the list. When the Customize window opens, you'll need to navigate to the Commands tab. On the left side of the window, in the Categories list, you'll need to scroll all the way to the bottom and select the New Menu category.

With the New Menu category selected, move your mouse pointer to the right side of the window in the Commands list. Click-hold-and-drag the New Menu command from the Customize window to the top of the program window and into the other menus already displayed. You can choose to add your menu to the end of the list or place it anywhere between the menus that already exist. When you've found the "perfect location" for your new menu, release the mouse button, dropping the menu into the program window. You'll notice that the menu is initially called "New Menu" and I'm sure you'll want to change that immediately. With the Customize window still open, right click on the New Menu name.

The pop up menu that appears will have a field for "Name." Click on that and type in a new (hopefully more creative) name for your menu. Click the Enter key when you're done and you'll find that your menu name has been adjusted. Use the Command tab in the Customize window to drag whatever items you need into your new menu. Remember, you can use any command from any of the categories. This is not about sorting them into their category types (Microsoft did that for you with the original menus). This is about what you want. It is all about you putting the items in the menu you need the most. If your list of commands is getting rather long and you'd like to add a few horizontal group dividers, simply right click on a command in the menu and choose Begin A Group from the pop up menu. A divider line will appear above the selected command. Also, remember, you can rearrange the menu items with a quick click-hold-drag-and-drop. Basically, take your time and create a menu masterpiece. Once all your menu elements are in place, click the Close button in the Customize window. Should you find that you need to make changes at any time, simply return to the Customize window and modify your menu the same way you would any other.  