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Menu

The Menu tab allows you to customize the main menu bars as well as the (popup - right click) context menus.

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You can customize both the Default and XML Spy menu bars.

The Default menu is the one visible when no XML documents of any type are open in XML Spy.
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The XML Spy menu is the menu bar visible when at least one XML document has been opened.
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To customize a menu:
1.Select the menu bar you want to customize from the "Show Menus for:" combo box  
2.Click the Commands tab, and drag the commands to the menu bar of your choice.  

To delete commands from a menu:
1.Click right on the command, or icon representing the command, and  
2.Select the Delete option from the popup menu,  
 
or,  
1.Select Tools | Customize to open the Customize dialog box, and  
2.Drag the command away from the menu, and drop it as soon as the check mark icon appears below the mouse pointer.  

To reset either of the menu bars:
1.Select either the Default or XML Spy entry in the combo box, and  
2.Click the Reset button just below the menu name.  
A prompt appears asking if you are sure you want to reset the menu bar.  

To customize any of the Context menus (right click menus):
1.Select the context menu from the combo box.  
2.Click the Commands tab, and drag the commands to context menu that is now open.  

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To delete commands from a context menu:
1.Click right on the command, or icon representing the command, and  
2.Select the Delete option from the popup menu  
 
or,  
1.Select Tools | Customize to open the Customize dialog box, and  
2.Drag the command away from the context menu, and drop it as soon as the check mark icon appears below the mouse pointer.  

To reset any of the context menus:
1.Select the context menu from the combo box, and  
2.Click the Reset button just below the context menu name.  
A prompt appears asking if you are sure you want to reset the context menu.  
 
To close an context menu window:
1.Click on the Close icon at the top right of the title bar, or  
2.Click the Close button of the Customize dialog box.  

Menu animations
·Select one of the menu animations from the combo box, if you want animated menus.  

Menu shadows
·Click the Menu shadows check box, if you want all your menus to have shadows.  

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