menuItem

Used with the disable menu, doMenu, enable menu, and select commands, to designate a menu item in a menu.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

menuItem

# Examples

enable menuItem 3 of button "Externals"

select menuItem 2 of menu "File"

# Description

Use the menuItem keyword to enable or disable a menu item, or to perform a menu action.

Unlike menus, menu items must be specified by number. The topmost item in a menu is numbered 1.

# Tags

menus,

# See

- **keyword:** menu - **property:** commandChar, menuMessage, checkmark - **command:** select, doMenu, disable menu, enable menu - **glossary:** menu item, command, keyword