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Create a menu

  1. Select the Cooking Navigator tab.

    2. How?

  2. On the Action menu, point to New, and then click Menu.

    3. - or -

    Right-click on the Navigator treeview and then, on the popup menu, point to New, and then click Menu.

    - or -

    Select a menu in the Navigator treeview and click New on the task toolbar.

  3. Click the Menu tab.
  4. Enter the menu properties (click here to learn how).

    1. Type the name of the menu in the Menu Name box.
    2. Click the Cookbook Chapter ellipsis button to select a chapter for the menu.
    3. Click the Photograph ellipsis button to select a photograph for the menu.
    4. Type the number of servings in the Servings box.
    5. Click the Menu Type ellipsis button to select one or more types for the menu.

      6. How?

    6. Type the menu comments in the Comments box.

      7. Note  Only the menu name and cookbook chapter are mandatory. All other menu information is optional.

  5. Click the Items tab.
  6. Select the menu items.

    1. Click Add to add a new menu item row. Follow the instructions in the Add Menu Item window to add recipes, ingredients, headings or text.
    2. If you added a recipe or an ingredient, enter the serving quantity in the Quantity box.

      Tip  Click Move Up or Move Down to change the order of the menu items.

  7. Click the Nutrition tab.
  8. Enter the menu nutrition information.

    1. Type the nutrient values in the Nutrient boxes.
    2. Click Calculate From Ingredients to calculate the nutrient values instead of typing them.

      3. How?

      Note  Nutritional information is optional.

  9. Click the Tips tab.
  10. Enter the menu tips.

    1. Click Add to add a new tip row.
    2. Type the tip in the Tip column.

      3. Tip  Click Move Up or Move Down to change the order of the tips.

  11. Click the Author tab.
  12. Enter the menu author information.

    1. Type the menu author in the Author box.
    2. Type the menu source in the Source box.
    3. Type the web page of the menu source in the Web Page box.
    4. Click the Photograph ellipsis button to select a photograph for the author or menu source.
    5. Under Author Notes, click Add to add an author note row.
    6. Type the author note in the Author Note column.

      7. Tip  Click Move Up or Move Down to change the order of the author notes.

  13. Click Check Spelling to check the spelling of the menu.

    14. How?

  14. Click OK.

More information

Rename a menu

Edit a menu

Calculate menu nutritional information

Menu tutorial