Edit the V2 Menu via the classic menu style

  1. Before editing the main CCLAS EL menu, save the existing menu file under a new name in the Login folder. Example: CHEMIST.MNU
  2. Log into CCLAS EL using the new menu. The menu is displayed according to the StartMenu CCLAS program setting.
  3. Right-click the menu to display the following floating menu options:
    • Login—Quickly log out the current staff member and allow another staff member to log in.
    • Open—Open another *.MNU file.
    • Save—Save changes made to the menu.
    • Exit—Exit CCLAS EL.
    • Add group—Add a group to the menu.
    • Delete group—Delete a group from the menu.
    • Add item—Adds an executable item to the menu.
    • Delete item—Deletes an item from the menu.
    • Properties—Displays the properties for the selected item.
    • Small icons—Toggles the display of small icons on the menu.
    • Large icons—Toggles the display of large icon the menu.
    • Group captions—Toggles the display of the groups on the menu.
    • Item captions—Toggles the display of the items in each of the groups on the menu.
    • Help—Displays help files.

To add a menu group:

  1. Right-click the menu and select Add Group from the menu to open the AddGroup form.

To add a menu item:

  1. Right-click within the desired menu group to which the new menu item is to be added, and select Add Item from the menu to open the CCLAS—Properties Form.
  2. Enter the details for the menu item.
  3. Click OK to show the new menu item within the menu group.

To change the icon display:

  1. To display small icons, right-click and select the Small icons option from the menu.
  2. To display large icons, right-click and select the Large icons option from the menu.

To save changes to the menu:

  1. Right-click and select the Save option from the menu.
    • If running the menu with an access level of 3, then any changes are saved to the currently opened menu initialisation file.
    • If running the menu with an access level of 2, then the window size and position are saved to the Window CCLAS program setting.

To modify another menu (only available for a user running the menu with an access level of 3.):

  1. Right-click and select the Open option from the menu.
  2. Select the menu file.