> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.superoffice.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Extra menus > Extra menus **Extra menus** are buttons, menus, links, shortcuts, lists and so on that you can add to SuperOffice Service to make something easily available. ## What can I add? * URLs: Links to web pages or to specific records in SuperOffice Service. * Screens: Shortcuts to specific screens. * Scripts and macros: Buttons or menu options that trigger a script or macro. * Selections: Shortcut to a selection. ## Where can I add extra menus? **Top menu:** * The **Status** tile on the dashboard * Actions buttons and menu buttons in the main screens * Menu buttons in the extra table view **Navigator - additional options:** * On the navigator buttons * Under **System settings > System design**\* * On the **New** button in the top bar. ## Add function to menu button (actions) To add a macro to the **Actions** button in the Company screen, Contact screen, Request screen, or Message tab: 1. Sign in to SuperOffice Service. 2. From the hamburger menu, select **System Design** and then select **Extra menus**. 3. Expand *Top menu*, point to one of the folders, and click **New menu**. 4. Enter menu properties. * Set **Label** to what you want the button text to be (keep it short). * Select **Use script** and then select your CRMScript. * Select where to insert your new menu item from the **Position** list (0 = top). 5. Click **OK**. 6. Test the result. ### Keyboard shortcuts (v. 3.1.8) You can add keyboard shortcuts to the items in the extra menus by adding an ampersand **&** before the character you want to be the access key. For example, "M\&y contacts". The shortcut key will be shown with an underscore. To use the shortcut, press **Alt+ the selected character**. For example, Alt+y. ### Return to the same screen This option is handy when you add buttons that update something and you want to **preserve the context**. For example, if you create a button in the Request screen to change the category of the request, you also want to return to the same request after the button has been clicked. **When NOT to use this option:** You should not return to the same screen if it's an external URL or the button (script) displays a lot of information on the screen. In these cases, you want the user to be able to view the info you presented. ## Add navigator group 1. Open the **Extra menus** page. 2. Point to **Navigator** click **New menu**. 3. Set label and position for the group. Optionally select an icon. 4. Click **OK**. The new navigator group (currently empty) appears in the main menu. 5. Add menu button to new group. 6. Test the result. If you link to an external website: * **Don't** check Append ID or Append \. * **Don't** check Return to same screen. * Set Target to "\_blank". Read more about the [main menu][1] The use of the `usec` template variable is **forbidden** in online environments. If you need to use the `usec` variable for debugging or other purposes, it should only be done in a secure, onsite installation where access is restricted to authorized personnel. If you have already used the `usec` variable in an online environment, it will only return an empty string from v11.5. ## Reference ### Menu properties | Property | Description | | :-------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Base program | Adds URL to the selected base program.
URL must start with `&action=` | | URL | The URL to be executed when the menu is clicked | | Append ID | Appends the ID of the current entry to the end of the URL (bool) | | Return to same screen | Whether to return the users to the screen where the action was clicked
If unchecked, users must do this manually | | Append usec | (NOT RECOMMENDED), not necessary since v8.5. Includes the NetServer session key
Required for web panel authentication | | Target | Which window the URL should open in
"main": the html frame to which the output goes
"\_blank" : always open a new window/tab
"customer" : open a separate window for this menu option or a group of menu options | | URL to icon | Location of a custom icon for the extra menu | | Position | The position of the extra menu
0 = top | [1]: ../../automation/crmscript/reference/CRMScript.Native.MainMenu ## Related topics - [Extra menus](/en/ui/blogic/learn/extra-menus/index.md) - [extra_menus table](/en/database/tables/extra-menus.md) - [extra_tables table](/en/database/tables/extra-tables.md) - [Add navigator group and extra menu](/en/ui/blogic/learn/extra-menus/navigator.md) - [Add function to menu button](/en/ui/blogic/learn/extra-menus/actions.md) - [Menu properties](/en/ui/blogic/learn/extra-menus/properties.md) - [ejscript table](/en/database/tables/ejscript.md)