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Customizing SOLIDWORKS PDM Menus (For SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only)

You can customize how menus and submenus are displayed in the Windows File Explorer user interface.

You can change the available commands and command order for these menus on the SOLIDWORKS PDM Menu bar:

Actions
Modify
Display
Tools

You can customize shortcut menus that display in the File View pane when:

Files are selected
Folders are selected
Nothing is selected.

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