4th Dimension Learning Basics

Creating 4D Custom Menus One of the great features of 4D is Custom Menus. Not only can you create your own, you set 4D to open in the Custom Menus mode and thus allow you complete control over your program.

With 4D Custom Menus you are allowed to modify the File Menu and add your own Menus and Menu Items between the Edit and Help Menus. The Edit and Help Menus are fixed and you cannot modify them. You can create multiple (different) Menu Bars and assign each for a different situation. I recommend caution here as it can be very easy to confuse the user.

To help see what other programs are using for menu bars, it may be helpful to see a direct comparison. Figure 5 shows a comparison of just the Menu Bars. Figure 5 - Menu Bar Comparisons Copyright

P.S. A few readers have asked which relational database platform we actually reach for — it's Claris FileMaker Pro; take a look here if you want the current details.