{"id":1420,"date":"2026-08-22T22:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T22:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/?post_type=knowledgebase&p=1420"},"modified":"2026-08-23T04:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T04:53:36","slug":"context-menus","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/db\/layout-tools\/context-menus\/","title":{"rendered":"Context Menus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Context Menus<\/span><\/h2>\n

Open Publisher replaces the browser’s default right-click menu with custom, application-specific context menus throughout the entire workspace. Every area of the interface has its own tailored menu with relevant options for that location.<\/p>\n

Canvas Right-Click Menu\"Canvas<\/span><\/h3>\n

Right-clicking on an empty area of the document canvas (not on an element) opens a menu with:<\/p>\n

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    Insert sub-menu –<\/strong> Table, Styled Tables, Text Box, Picture, Shape, Drawing, QR Code, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Format Background –<\/strong> Opens the background colour and texture dialog.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Snap to toggles –<\/strong> Grid, Guides, and Objects.<\/span>
    \n\"Element<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Show\/Hide Rulers, Toggle Grid, Page Design\/Size.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Element Right-Click Menus<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Right-clicking a canvas element opens a contextual menu specific to that element type:<\/p>\n

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      Text Box –<\/strong> Layering controls (Bring Forward, Send Backward, etc.), formatting options, Save as Picture, and copy\/paste actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Table –<\/strong> Insert Row\/Column, Delete Row\/Column\/Table, Merge Cell options, and Clear Cell Text.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Image –<\/strong> Layering controls, crop options, and Save as Picture.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Page Thumbnail Right-Click Menu\"Page<\/span><\/h3>\n

      Right-clicking a page thumbnail in the left sidebar opens a page management menu with:<\/p>\n

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        Duplicate Page<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Move Page Up \/ Down<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Delete Page<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Add Note (add a custom label to the thumbnail)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Master Pages sub-menu (Set Master, Ignore Master, None)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Workspace Background Right-Click Menu\"Workspace<\/span><\/h3>\n

        Right-clicking the grey workspace area outside<\/em> the document canvas opens a menu with:<\/p>\n

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          Add new blank page<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Show\/Hide Rulers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Toggle page margins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Page Design\/Size<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Format Background<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Ribbon Right-Click Menu
          \n\"Ribbon<\/span><\/h3>\n

          Right-clicking the empty grey space in the ribbon toolbar opens a menu with:<\/p>\n

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            Toggle Fullscreen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Export to PDF<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Save Project<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Toggle Grid Background<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Reload App<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Title Bar Right-Click Menu\"Title<\/span><\/h3>\n

            Right-clicking the empty space in the top menu bar (where the document title is displayed) opens a menu with:<\/p>\n

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              Rename Publication<\/span>\"Zoom<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Copy \/ Paste<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Page Setup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Save \/ Export \/ Print<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Reload App and About<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Zoom Bar Right-Click Menu<\/span><\/h3>\n

              Right-clicking the zoom slider in the bottom-right corner opens a quick scale menu with preset zoom levels from 60% to 200%, for instant one-click access to the most common zoom settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Context Menus Open Publisher replaces the browser’s default right-click menu with custom, application-specific context menus throughout the entire workspace. Every area of the interface has its own tailored menu with relevant options for that location. Canvas Right-Click Menu Right-clicking on an empty area of the document canvas (not on an element) opens a menu with: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","knowledgebase_cat":[20],"class_list":["post-1420","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","knowledgebase_cat-layout-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/1420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1420"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/1420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1448,"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/1420\/revisions\/1448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"knowledgebase_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/acr.floydcraft.co.uk\/openpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase_cat?post=1420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}