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
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Choose the command “Tools Customize”.
The “Customize” dialog box opens. The “Menu” tab is visible.
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Select a menu in the menu tree or a command in a menu.
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Click “Delete”.
The menu or command is deleted from the menu tree.
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Click “OK”.
The dialog box closes and the menu is customized.
Adding menus
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Choose the command “Tools Customize”.
The “Customize” dialog box opens. The “Menu” tab is visible.
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Scroll to the end of the menu tree.
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Select the blank symbol (
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Click “Add Popup Menu”.
The “Add Popup Menu” dialog box opens.
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Type a name for the new menu in the “Default text” field.
If localization is unnecessary, then skip to step 9.
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Click “Add Language”.
A drop-down list opens with available languages.
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Choose the required language.
The language is added to the list of languages.
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Click into the “Text” field and type the language-specific text.
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Click “OK”.
The new menu is added at the bottom of the menu tree.
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Change the menu order by clicking “Move up” and “Move down”. Click “OK” to close the “Customize” dialog box.
The new menu is displayed only when it contains a command.
Adding commands
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Choose the command “Tools Customize”.
The “Customize” dialog box opens. The “Menu” tab is visible.
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Expand the branch of the menu where the new command should be added.
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Select the blank symbol (
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Click “Add Command”.
The “Add Command” opens dialog box.
The dialog box lists all commands grouped by category.
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Select the command to be added. Click “OK”.
The new command is added to the menu tree.
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Change the menu order by clicking “Move up” and “Move down”. Click “Add separator” to add a border between commands. Click
OKto close the “Customize” dialog box.The new command is now available in the menu.