Modifying Menus and Commands

Modify menus and assign keyboard shortcuts to commands, as needed.

To add, modify, or delete a menu or a command:

1.	Access the Workspace Editor dialog box as described in Creating or Editing a Workspace.

2.	Click the Menus tab. The left side of the dialog box displays all available commands, grouped by category. The right side of the dialog box displays the menus and commands currently assigned to the workspace. Modify the menus and commands as described in the following table.

 

Option	Description
Add a new menu or submenu	Click-drag the New Menu command from the Commands list to the desired position in the Menus list; type the new menu name in place of New Menu
Add a command to a menu	Click the plus sign (Windows) or triangle (Macintosh) to expand the list of commands; click-drag the command from the Commands list to the desired position in the Menus list
Add a separator	Click-drag the Separator command (Windows) or separator line (Macintosh) from the Commands list to the desired position in the Menus list; a separator line displays
Move an item	Click-drag the item in the Menus list to the desired position
Delete an item	Select the item from the Menus list and press the Delete key, or drag the item outside of the Menus list display area (Windows); deleting an item will delete its stacked items unless they are moved from beneath that item first
Change a menu name	Select the menu from the Menus list and type the desired name; commands cannot be renamed

The Document Windows, Font, Tool Palettes, and Workspaces menu items are populated at run time. Therefore, they can only be placed as the last item in a list of sub-menu items.

3.	If desired, assign the combination of keys to use as a shortcut to access a menu command.

 

Shortcut Key Combination	Description
Macintosh
Use Cmd + key	Assigns the combination of the Command key and another key to access this menu command
Use Cmd + Option + key	Assigns the combination of the Command key, Option key, and another key to access this menu command
Use Cmd + Shift + key	Assigns the combination of the Command key, Shift key, and another key to access this menu command
Use Cmd + Option + Shift + key	Assigns the combination of the Command key, Option key, Shift key, and another key to access this menu command
Windows
Use Ctrl + key	Assigns the combination of the Ctrl key and another key to access this menu command
Use Ctrl + Alt + key	Assigns the combination of the Ctrl key, Alt key, and another key to access this menu command
Use Ctrl + Shift + key	Assigns the combination of the Ctrl key, Shift key, and another key to access this menu command
Use Ctrl + Alt + Shift + key	Assigns the combination of the Ctrl key, Alt key, Shift key, and another key to access this menu command

If a keyboard shortcut is already in use, the option to reassign the shortcut to the current menu command is presented. If the shortcut is reassigned, the original command no longer has a shortcut.

4.	If necessary, modify or delete a keyboard shortcut.

 

Option	Description
Modify a keyboard shortcut	Select the shortcut from the Menus list; select a new shortcut key combination and/or enter a different key for the shortcut (if that key is reserved by VectorWorks or is already in use, a message displays)
Delete a keyboard shortcut	Select the shortcut key from the Menus list and press Delete or Backspace

5.	Click OK to close the Workspace Editor dialog box.

Modifying Context Menus

Modify document context menus and object context menus in the same manner as described in Modifying Menus and Commands. These menus display when you click on an object or on the drawing area with a right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Macintosh). The object context menus contain context-sensitive commands that pertain to the item that is currently selected in the drawing area.