Starting Windows applications from the Tools tab

Introduction and Getting Started > Customizing Modeler > Starting Windows applications from the Tools tab

You can add your own commands (which start Windows applications) to the Modeler Tools menu. Note that by default, the Tools menu includes commands to start installed Modeler add-ins.

To add a command to the Tools menu:

1. On the Model tab, click Customize Tools.

2. Click the

button.

3. Type the text you want to appear in the Tools tab.

You can specify submenus using backslashes, for example, Editors\Text\Notepad.

4. Press the Enter key.

5. Select the Display in tools tab check box.

6. Click Browse.

7. Select the required application, and then click Open.

8. If you want the new command to appear in a specific place on the Tools menu, select the command in the list, and then use the arrow buttons to move the command to the required position.

9. Click OK.