Defining custom menus (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
With FileMaker Pro Advanced, you can create custom menus for your database solutions. You can add, edit, duplicate, or delete menus and menu items in many ways, such as:
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performing a script or script step from a menu item. You can also run scripts from an associated toolbar icon and shortcut menu.
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specifying menu sets for files and layouts.
You can create a menu by starting with a blank menu or by editing a copy of a standard FileMaker menu. You can duplicate a menu so you can make changes without modifying the original, or you can delete menus that your users will not need.
To create, edit, duplicate, or delete a menu:
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Choose File menu > Manage > Custom Menus > Custom Menus tab.
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Click Create.
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Click Start with an empty menu.
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Click Start with a standard FileMaker menu, then select a menu from the list.
Tip  You can press Shift and click Create to create an empty menu, then click Edit to modify it.
Note  Default FileMaker Pro menus cannot be edited, so they do not appear in the list.
Important  When you delete a menu, you also delete its menu items.
For View by, choose menu name, display title, custom order (which you create by dragging items in the list), or creation order.
Tip  You can also click the Menu Name or Display Title column headings to sort the list.
Click the Used in Menu Sets/Comments column heading.
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If you selected Create or Edit, you see the Edit Custom Menu dialog box. Specify options for the custom menu.
Note  The options you specify apply to the entire menu.
 
For Custom Menu Name, enter a descriptive name for the menu (up to 100 characters).
For Menu Title, select Override Title, then enter the name (up to 30,000 characters).
To base the menu title on the result of a calculation, click Specify, then build a formula in the Specify Calculation dialog box.
Note  You cannot change the title of the Help or FileMaker Pro menus.
For Install when, specify a calculation that results in a Boolean value.
For Include in mode, select in which modes you want the menu to appear (Browse, Find, Preview). When users switch modes, the menu set changes to display only the menus specified for that mode.
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Click OK to close the Edit Custom Menu dialog box.
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In the Manage Custom menus dialog box, for Default menu set for this file, choose a menu set. If you do not choose a default menu set, the standard FileMaker menus are used.
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Click OK to close the Manage Custom Menus dialog box.
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Windows: Choose Help menu > About FileMaker Pro, then click Info.
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OS X: Choose FileMaker Pro menu > About FileMaker Pro, then click Info.
When custom menus are installed, the dialog box displays “Custom Menus Active”.
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You cannot modify the names for Browse, Find, Layout, and Preview in the Mode pop-up menu. The actions for Browse, Find, Layout, and Preview can be modified and will be activated when the Mode pop-up menu is changed.
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Documenting developer solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Topics in this section
Creating and editing custom menu items (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Creating and editing custom menu sets (FileMaker Pro Advanced)