Customizing menus

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; and add and remove menu command separators. 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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Click Tools CorelDRAW onestep Customizing menus Customization.
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In the Customization list of categories, click Commands.
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In the application window, drag a menu on the menu bar to the left or right.
If you want to change the order of a menu command, click a menu on the menu bar, click a menu command, and drag it 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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Click Tools CorelDRAW onestep Customizing menus Customization.
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In the Customization list of categories, click Commands.
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Choose a command category from the top list box.
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Click a menu or command in the list.
A black arrow displayed next to a name in the list indicates a menu.
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Click the Appearance tab.
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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 a mneumonic accelerator key. Menus are displayed by pressing Alt + the letter. Commands are invoked by pressing the letter 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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Click Tools CorelDRAW onestep Customizing menus Customization.
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In the Customization list of categories, click Commands.
If you want to remove an item, drag it off the menu bar.
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Choose a command category from the top list box.
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Drag an item to the menu bar.
A black arrow displayed next to a name in the list indicates a menu. All other items in the list are commands.

To add or remove a command on a menu

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Click Tools CorelDRAW onestep Customizing menus Customization.
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In the Customization list of categories, click Commands.
If you want to remove a command from a menu, click the menu name, and when the menu displays, drag the command off the menu.
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Choose a command category from the top list box.
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Drag a command to a menu in the application window.

To add or remove a command separator on a menu

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Click Tools CorelDRAW onestep Customizing menus Customization.
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In the Customization list of categories, click Commands.
If you want to remove a command separator from a menu, click the menu name, and when the menu displays, drag the command separator off the menu.
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Choose User menus from the top list box.
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Click Separator and drag it onto a menu in the application window.

To find a menu command quickly

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Click Tools CorelDRAW onestep Customizing menus Customization.
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In the Customization list of categories, click Commands.
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Click the Search button CorelDRAW pgx search button Customizing menus.
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From the Find text dialog box, type the menu command in the Find what box.
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Click Find next.

To reset menus to the default setting

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Click Tools CorelDRAW onestep Customizing menus Customization.
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In the Customization list of categories, click Command bars.
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Choose Menu bar from the list.
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Click Reset.

Customizing menus