Starting other applications from Designer (PC only)

You can start any application from Designer that you have added to the Tools menu.

To add an application to the Tools menu:

1. From the Tools menu, choose Customize.

2. Enter the application name in the Menu Text area. This text will appear in the Tools command menu.

3. Enter the command to execute, or click the Browse button to select an executable filename. If the location of the command to execute is not in your path, you must include the absolute path when specifying the command.

4. In the Arguments text box, enter the command-line arguments that will be passed to the command when executing.

5. In the Initial Directory field, type the absolute path of the directory in which the application will initially be executed.

6. Click Add.

7. When you are finished adding tools, click OK. The application name you added appears in the Tools menu.

To remove an application from the Tools menu:

1. From the Tools menu, choose Customize.

2. Select the application to remove and click Remove.

3. When you are finished removing applications, click OK.

To order applications in the Tools menu:

1. From the Tools menu, choose Customize.

2. Reorder the tools by selecting one at a time and clicking the Move Up or Move Down buttons.

3. Click OK when you are finished. The tools will appear in the Tools menu in the same order as they do in the Menu Contents list box.