Actions Row (Actions Section)

Contains cells that specify the actions associated with a custom command on a shortcut or action tag menu. The Actions section contains one Actions row for each action.

Note

In previous versions of Microsoft Visio, action tags are called smart tags.

Actions rows are named Actions.name and contain the following cells. For more details, see the specific cell topics.

Cell	Description
Action	Contains the formula to be executed when a user chooses an item on a shortcut or action tag menu.
Menu	Defines the name of the menu item that appears on a action tag or shortcut menu.
TagName	The logical name of the action tag in which this action should appear.
ButtonFace	Identifies the icon that appears next to an item on a shortcut or action tag menu.
SortKey	A number that determines the order of menu items on a action tag or shortcut menu.
Checked	Indicates whether the menu item is checked on a action tag or shortcut menu.
Disabled	Indicates whether a menu item on a shortcut or action tag menu is disabled.
ReadOnly	Indicates whether the menu item is read-only (cannot be clicked).
Invisible	Indicates whether the menu item is visible on the action tag or shortcut menu.
BeginGroup	Indicates whether to insert a separator into the menu, above the menu item.

Remarks

You can add as many Actions.name rows as you need, assign meaningful names to the rows, and set cell values. To add a custom command to an existing Actions section, right-click a row and click Insert Row on the shortcut menu.

You can reference these cells by their row name, which appears in a ShapeSheet window in red text. To assign a meaningful name to an Actions.name row, click the row, and then type a name such as Custom, for example, to create the row name Actions.Custom. You can then reference the Menu cell by using Actions.Custom.Menu.

The row name you enter must be unique within the section.