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To create a command


1 Click Manage tab ➤ Customization panel ➤ User Interface.

2 In the Customize User Interface Editor, Customize tab, Command List
pane, click Create a New Command.

A new command (named Command1) is displayed in both the Command
List pane and the Properties pane.

3 In the Properties pane, do the following:
■ In the Name box, enter a name for the command. The name is
displayed as a tooltip or menu name when the command is added to
a user interface element.

■ In the Description box, enter a description for the command. The
description will be displayed on the status bar or in a tooltip. When
the cursor hovers over the command on a menu, the description is
displayed on the status bar while if it is on a toolbar or ribbon panel
it is displayed in a tooltip.

■ In the Extended Help File box, enter the name of the file and ID to
use for the extended help for the command.

■ In the Command Display Name box, enter the name of the command
that you want to display for the command.

■ In the Macro box, enter a macro for the command.

■ In the Tags box, enter the tags you want to use when searching for
commands in the Search field of the application menu.

■ In the Element ID box, enter an element ID for the command.

For information about adding button images to a command, see Create
and Edit Custom Images for Commands on page 132.

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