Customizing Menus¶

You can customize the menu commands of the CODESYS user interface. In a configuration dialog, you can add or remove menus.

Removing menus and commands ¶

Choose the command Tools ‣ Customize .

⇒ The Customize dialog box opens. The Menu tab is visible.
Select a menu in the menu tree or a command in a menu.
Click Delete.

⇒ The menu or command is deleted from the menu tree.
Click OK.

⇒ The dialog box closes and the menu is customized.

Choose the command Tools ‣ Customize .

⇒ The Customize dialog box opens. The Menu tab is visible.
Scroll to the end of the menu tree.
Select the blank symbol ().
Click Add popup menu.

⇒ The Add Popup Menu dialog box opens.
Type a name for the new menu in the Default text field.

If localization is unnecessary, then skip to step 9.
Click Add language.

⇒ A drop-down list opens with available languages.
Choose the required language.

⇒ The language is added to the list of languages.
Click into the Text field and type the language-specific text.
Click OK.

⇒ The new menu is added at the bottom of the menu tree.
Change the menu order by clicking Move up and Move down. Click OK to close the Customize dialog box.

Note

The new menu is displayed only when it contains a command.

Choose the command Tools ‣ Customize .

⇒ The Customize dialog box opens. The Menu tab is visible.
Expand the branch of the menu where the new command should be added.
Select the blank symbol ().
Click Add command.

⇒ The Add Command opens dialog box.

The dialog box lists all commands grouped by category.
Select the command to be added. Click OK.

⇒ The new command is added to the menu tree.
Change the menu order by clicking Move up and Move down. Click Add separator to add a border between commands. Click OK to close the Customize dialog box.

⇒ The new command is now available in the menu.