Editing a Menu

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You can add menus to the menu bar or other menus by dragging and dropping. The menu’s pane can be displayed or hidden by clicking on its text label within its container. A menu is defined by the following parameters:

20000000.gif Reference (Field) name, Id -- Any menu added to the menu bar or another menu can be accessed from inside an application by specifying a "Reference" or "Field" name and/or "Id". For SIMSCRIPT II.5 users, the field name is passed to the callback routine whenever a menu item is clicked on.

20000000.gif Label – The name identifying the menu which appears within the container menu bar or menu.

20000000.gif Mnemonic – A letter in the menu’s label that can be can be typed from the keyboard (while holding down the <Alt> key) to bring down the menu pane. The mnemonic character will appear underscored in your application.