## Action Wizard: GUI Registration

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The New Action wizard creates a new Action. You open the New Action wizard by right-clicking a module project, choosing New > File/Folder and selecting Action from the NetBeans Plug-in Module category.

In the GUI Registration page, you have to specify how the user will be able to call the new action.

- Category. Specifies where the action will be displayed in the Keymap section of the Options window.
- Global Menu Item. Specifies the menu where the action will be displayed as an item. You can also specify the position within the menu, and whether you want a separator to appear before it, after it, or both.
- Global Toolbar Button. Specifies the toolbar where the action will be displayed as a button. You can also specify the position within the menu.
- Global Keyboard Shortcut. Specifies a shortcut that will invoke the action.

Only if Conditionally Enabled (use CookieAction) is selected in the Action Type page can you set the following items:

- File Type Context Menu Item. Specifies the file type where the action will be displayed in the pop-up menu.
- Editor Context Menu Item. Specifies the IDE editor where the action will be displayed in the pop-up menu.

See Also
  About NetBeans Platform and Module Development
  About the NetBeans Platform

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