Modifying the Commands menu

You can add certain kinds of commands to the Commands menu, and change their names, without editing the menus.xml file. For more information about menus.xml, see Changing menus and menu commands.

NOTE

The term "command" has two meanings in Adobe Dreamweaver. Strictly speaking, a command is a particular kind of extension. In some contexts, however, "command" is used interchangeably with "menu item" to mean any item that appears in a Adobe Dreamweaver menu, no matter what it does or how it's implemented.

To create new commands that are automatically placed in the Commands menu, use the History panel. Alternatively, you can use the Extension Manager to install new extensions, including commands. For more information, see Adobe Dreamweaver Help.

To reorder the items in the Commands menu, or to move items between menus, you must edit the menus.xml file.

To rename a command you've created:

Select Commands > Edit Command List.
A dialog box appears, listing all the commands whose names you can change. (Commands that are in the default Commands menu don't appear on this list and can't be edited using this approach.)
Select a command to rename.
Enter a new name for it.
Click Close.

The command is renamed in the Commands menu.

To delete a command you've created:

Select Commands > Edit Command List.
A dialog box appears, listing all the commands you can delete. (Commands that are in the default Commands menu don't appear on this list and can't be deleted using this approach.)
Select a command to delete.
Click Delete, and then confirm that you want to delete the command.
The command is deleted. The file that contains the code for the command is also deleted; deleting a command does not simply remove the menu command from the menu. Be certain that you really want to delete the command before you use this approach. If you want to remove it from the Commands menu without deleting the file, you can find the file in Configuration/Commands and move it to another folder.
Click Close.