NAME
Options (Menu) — Reference
Description
Options
is a cascading choice that appears as a menu-bar item. It provides
access to other menu items that enable a user to customize an application.
When to Use
- Recommended
Provide an Options menu-bar item in each window
that allows the user to tailor the appearance or behavior of the
application.
Guidelines
- Required
Provide choices in the Options menu that are specific
to the application overall, not just to a particular view.
- Required
Changes resulting from choices made in the Options
menu do not change the underlying data being viewed.
- Recommended
Provide choices in the Options menu that display
dialogs through which the user can set default application options,
such as whether New and Open opens a new window or replaces the
contents of the current window.
- Recommended
Provide choices in the Options menu (or in a dialog
displayed via the Options menu) through which the user can set a
level of expertise. Allow these settings to control the choices
that appear in menus and the degree of explanation and assistance
that the application provides.
- Required
Do not use choices in the Options menu to set properties
of objects or elements; use a Properties choice instead.
Essential Related Topics
For more information, see the Menu Guidelines and
Object reference man
pages.
Supplemental Related Topics
For more information, see the Help (Menu/Action Choice)
reference page.
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