How Can I Manage Shortcuts and Menus?
The menus and shortcuts of the EcoStruxure Machine Expert software differ depending on the current state, that is, the window or editor that is currently open.
You can adapt the shortcuts and menus to your individual preferences or you can load the EcoStruxure Machine Expert or CoDeSys standard shortcuts and menus as described in the following sections.
Customizing Shortcuts and Menus
You can adapt the shortcuts and menus to your individual preferences by using the Tools > Customize menu.
Restoring the EcoStruxure Machine Expert Standard Shortcuts and Menus
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Execute the Customize command from the Tools menu. Result: The Customize dialog box will be displayed. |
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In the Customize dialog box, click the Load... button. Result: The Load Menu dialog box will be displayed. |
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In the Load Menu dialog box, navigate to the folder ...\Program Files\Schneider Electric\SoMachine Software\Vx.x\LogicBuilder\Settings, select the file Standard.opt.menu, and click Open. Result: The Customize dialog box now shows the standard EcoStruxure Machine Expert settings. |
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To load these standard settings to the EcoStruxure Machine Expert graphical user interface, click OK. |
Setting the Shortcuts and Menus to CoDeSys Standard
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Execute the Customize command from the Tools menu. Result: The Customize dialog box will be displayed. |
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In the Customize dialog box, click the Load button. Result: The Load Menu dialog box will be displayed. |
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In the Load Menu dialog box, navigate to the folder ...\Program Files\Schneider Electric\SoMachine Software\Vx.x\LogicBuilder\Settings\OriginalCoDeSys, select the file Standard.opt.menu, and click Open. Result: The Customize dialog box now shows the CoDeSys settings. |
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To load these CoDeSys settings to the EcoStruxure Machine Expert graphical user interface, click OK. |
NOTE: The menus and shortcuts of the EcoStruxure Machine Expert software differ, depending on the window or editor that is currently open.
EcoStruxure Machine Expert main menus and context menus can be displayed in a collapsed or full view. In the collapsed mode seldom used or disabled commands are hidden. After clicking the arrow menu item 
at the bottom of a menu, the corresponding menu expands, showing all its menu items.
For always showing the menus in the full viewing mode, activate the option Always show full menus in the Tools > Options > Features dialog box.
