# Any simple way to reorganize and clean up context menu? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help & Support\ **Created:** [August 8, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547 "2017-08-08T14:57:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/tomgoodell/32/45071_2.png) [@tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/u/tomgoodell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/1 "2017-08-08T14:57:16Z")
I'd like to clean up and reorganize my context menus. I've read the tip here: > [@Tip: Organise and Speed-Up Context Menus](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tip-organise-and-speed-up-context-menus/1204): > > Tips to rearrange the context menus you see when right-clicking files. There are a few ways you can tackle the problem, depending on how much you want to hide/show. (Re-written Nov 2023.) You can do this with both old and new versions of Opus. Thi… but cannot find where the checkbox is to "Hide windows items on context menus (shift overrides)" Where do I find that, and once found, where to I put the "Filetype CONTEXTMENU CONTEXTOPTIONS=windowsonly" command? Thanks for any guidance—this will really streamline my DOpus config. ---
**Author:** ![abr](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/abr/32/62448_2.png) [@abr](https://resource.dopus.com/u/abr)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/2 "2017-08-08T15:29:03Z")
For the first part of aour question, you can find that in **-\> Preferences -\> Miscellaneous -\> Windows Integration** , where it's the second item from the bottom. The other part seems to be located somewhere in the **file types** options. This may be a hint: [https://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus12/index.html#!Documents/FileType\_Command.htm](https://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus12/index.html#!Documents/FileType_Command.htm) ---
**Author:** ![tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/tomgoodell/32/45071_2.png) [@tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/u/tomgoodell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/3 "2017-08-08T16:11:35Z")
Thanks! the suggestion for the first part worked great. Still trying to parse out the second part, but your hint at least seems to point in the right direction. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/4 "2017-08-08T17:49:37Z")
You'd probably want to put the command under Settings \> File Types \> All Files & Folders \> Context Menu. ---
**Author:** ![tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/tomgoodell/32/45071_2.png) [@tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/u/tomgoodell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/5 "2017-08-08T19:04:30Z")
I tried adding it there: [snip\_20170808140127|621x500](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/d/3df6e3b979214bff89ba55369167fb39ec62405d.png) but what I get on the context menu is: ![snip_20170808140348](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/d/adbef49029ee494f1a6af55eeaf0579def2fec9c.png) When I click on the bottom option, nothing happens. Any thoughts? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/6 "2017-08-09T13:13:55Z")
The command is wrong. "Filetype" at the start has gone missing. ---
**Author:** ![tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/tomgoodell/32/45071_2.png) [@tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/u/tomgoodell)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/7 "2017-08-09T14:35:28Z")
My apologies, I should have included in my last post that I tried it that way as well: ![Context menu settings](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/8/b85095530a6bc484c8bc9e10d5b407b8d03d9ebb.png) When I do it that way, right clicking on an rtf file gives me this: ![context menu for rtf](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/7/074550a985c73169db56487fe6e2ca058486fe41.png) and right clicking on a jpg gives me this: ![context menu for jpg](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/a/5af36916be6137226508b3c2e164eac9dc1a3a00.png) In neither case am I getting a sub-menu for Windows apps context menus. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/jon/32/12713_2.png) [@Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/8 "2017-08-09T15:29:36Z")
You need to create the submenu entry yourself, and then put the command that generates the filetype list inside it. See [https://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus12/index.html#!Documents/Context\_Menu.htm](https://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus12/index.html#!Documents/Context_Menu.htm) (the last section) for instructions on how to create submenus in context menus. ---
**Author:** ![tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/tomgoodell/32/45071_2.png) [@tomgoodell](https://resource.dopus.com/u/tomgoodell)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/9 "2017-08-09T15:52:12Z")
That did it—thank you! I'm gradually developing my DOpus expertise ... ---
**Author:** ![saelwell](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@saelwell](https://resource.dopus.com/u/saelwell)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/10 "2020-05-07T17:09:29Z")
Thanks Jon (and Leo). I found this really helpful. Had to read the various posts several times but got there. I would have found the attached screenshot helpful - hope it might help anyone else with the same issue. ![2020-05-07_18-05-34](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/5/051d15a8c46f706d96daf1ff02f2353262ea82d2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDwarf](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/desertdwarf/32/12717_2.png) [@DesertDwarf](https://resource.dopus.com/u/DesertDwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/11 "2020-05-07T19:33:18Z")
Is there a way to put that above Properties without Properties becoming part of the sub-menu? ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/12 "2020-05-07T19:48:37Z")
Yes: [https://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus12/index.html#!Documents/Context\_Menu.htm](https://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus12/index.html#!Documents/Context_Menu.htm) (bottom of the page) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDwarf](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/desertdwarf/32/12717_2.png) [@DesertDwarf](https://resource.dopus.com/u/DesertDwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/any-simple-way-to-reorganize-and-clean-up-context-menu/26547/13 "2020-05-09T07:03:12Z")
Oh my gosh! I totally missed seeing that option. Thank you!