The program by default will start with the last mode you were used before closing it. You can use the following command line parameters to control how the program start:

• /s always start in Start Menu mode.
• /d always start in Directory Menu mode.
• /e always start in Extended Commands mode.
• /so Only Start menu mode. switch to other modes is disabled.
• /do Only Directory menu mode. switch to other modes is disabled.
• /eo Only Extended Commands mode. switch to other modes is disabled.

Any command in the menu can appear with one of the following symbols:

• Checked symbol if the command is one of Total Commander internal commands.
• Run symbol if the command is refer to an existence file.
• Star symbol if the command is refer to an existence folder.
• Question symbol if the command is refer to a broken link to file or folder.

To apply changes you have made in Total Commander Start Menu, save these changes and do one of the following:

• On Total Commander Start menu click Change Start Menu.. and when the Change start menu dialog box appear, click OK button immediately.
• Restart Total Commander.
• Start another copy of Total Commander.
• Execute built-in function Save and Restart Total Commander.

To apply changes you have made in Total Commander Directory Menu, there is no need to restart Total Commander, just save the changes and switch to Total Commander window (if it is running) and open directory menu by any manner you prefer. (e.g. press Ctrl+D)
Also there is no need to restart Total Commander to apply changes you have made in Extended Commands.

Drag and Drop tips

• If you drag a menu item (command, menu or separator) to empty menu (folder icon) it will be added into this menu directly. To move it out drag it again to the same menu.
• If you drag a menu to none empty menu (folder icon) it will be added just above this menu.
• To add a menu item into none empty menu when it is collapsed, wait about second and half until the menu expand.
• You can drag any object refer to system file or folder from any other application which supports drag & drop (e.g. Total Commander, Windows Explorer, Windows Desktop or even shortcut from Windows Start menu).

• You can drag any file or folder to desired menu. (you can drag more than one file, folder or both file and folder together)
• You can drag file or folder to 'Command' field to change the selected menu item command.
• You can drag a file or folder to 'Start Path' field. (if you drop a file here the parent folder will be taken)
• You can drag a file or folder to 'Parameters :' field.

• New in version 5.50 Press Ctrl while dropping files to insert cd command in front of file name.
  Note: cd <filename> work only with Total Commander 7.0

By default the program will disable Editing, Importing and Exporting the menu in Total Commander configuration file you try to open according to the value of RestrictInterface key in this file. To disable this feature:

1. Run any text editor program (e.g. Notepad) and open the program INI file "ultra tc editors.ini"
2. Create the key RestrictEdit under [Common] section.
3. Set the key RestrictEdit value to 0

You can change how "Open in TC" command on "Edit" menu passing selected item path to Total Commander as follow:

1. Run any text editor program (e.g. Notepad) and open the program INI file "ultra tc editors.ini"
2. Create the key OpenInTCParam under [StartMenuEditor], [DirectoryMenuEditor] or [ExtendedCommandsEditor] section.
3. Set the key OpenInTCParam value to any combination of the following Total Commander command line parameters
   /O, /N, /L, /R, /S, /T, (/P=R or P=L), /D=<x>.
   (for more information about these parameters, read Total Commander help file.)

Example:

• OpenInTCParam=/O /L
  Always passing selected item path to Total Commander left panel.
• OpenInTCParam=/O /R
  Always passing selected item path to Total Commander right panel.
• OpenInTCParam=/O /S (default)
  Always passing selected item path to Total Commander active panel.
• OpenInTCParam=/O /S /T
  Always passing selected item path to Total Commander active panel in new tab.
• OpenInTCParam=/N /P=R /L
  Opens a new Total Commander window, activate right panel and pass selected item path to left panel.

Notes:

• If the item path refer to a file, the parent folder will passed.
  If you are using Total Commander 7.0, this file will be selected.
• You can execute this command by three ways:

1. From Edit menu
2. Double click an item
3. Press F8

If you want one click to start inplace rename a tree menu item:

1. Run any text editor program (e.g. Notepad) and open the program INI file "ultra tc editors.ini"
2. Create the key OneClickToRenameItem under [Common] section.
3. Set the key OneClickToRenameItem value to 1