--- title: "Account: Custom Menu Items" slug: "account-custom-menu-items" tags: ["account settings"] updated: 2024-05-16T20:14:24Z published: 2024-05-16T20:14:24Z canonical: "support.smarteru.com/account-custom-menu-items" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.smarteru.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Account: Custom Menu Items SmarterU enables you to add menu items to the admin interface's menu that will display the specified URL in a new browser tab. The custom menu item displays at the bottom of the Account Admin menu as shown below. ![Example](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-m1ughj3r.png) When you [edit your account's settings](/v1/docs/editing-your-account-settings), the Custom Menu Items accordion of the Account Profile workscreen displays a grid of the custom menu items that have been added to your account. ![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-uqjmcqcv.png) The columns of the grid are described below. | **Column** | **Description** | | --- | --- | | **Name** | The name of the custom menu item. | | **URL** | The URL of the custom menu item. | | **Status** | Indicates whether the custom menu item displays: - Active - the custom menu item displays to administrators and users who have permission to view it. - Inactive - the custom menu item is not displayed. | | **Group Permissions** | The [selected group permissions](/v1/docs/account-custom-menu-items#visible-by-group-permission) that have access to the custom menu item. | | **Groups** | The number of [selected groups](/v1/docs/account-custom-menu-items#visible-by-specific-groups) that have access to the custom menu item. | | **Subscriptions** | The number of [selected subscriptions](/v1/docs/account-custom-menu-items#visible-by-specific-subscriptions) that have access to the custom menu item. | | **Users** | The number of [selected users](/v1/docs/account-custom-menu-items#visible-by-specific-users) that have access to the custom menu item. | ## Adding Custom Menu Items To add a custom menu option: 1. [Edit your account settings](/v1/docs/editing-your-account-settings). 2. Expand the Custom Menu Items accordion. 3. Click **Menu Item**. ![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-htigq5h7.png) The Custom Menu Items window displays. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-e8zymdnm.png) 1. Specify the [settings](/v1/docs/account-custom-menu-items#custom-menu-item-settings). 2. Click **Save**. The Custom Menu Item window closes. 3. On the Account Profile workscreen, click **Save**. ## Custom Menu Item Settings ### Name The name of the custom menu item. This is the name that displays under the Account Admin menu. ### Status The status indicates whether the menu item displays: - Active - the custom menu item displays to administrators and users who have permission to view it. - Inactive - the custom menu item is not displayed. ### URL Enter the URL that displays in a new tab when a user selects the custom menu item. To link to a file in your knowledge base, you'll need to [copy the URL for the knowledge base file](/v1/docs/linking-to-a-knowledge-base-file). ### Visible By Group Permission To control access to the custom menu item based on a [user's group permission](/v1/docs/user-group-permissions): 1. Expand the Visible By Group Permission accordion. 2. Select the [group permissions](/v1/docs/group-permissions-1) that will enable a user to access the custom menu item. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-es3dwto7.png) ### Visible By Specific Group(s) To grant access to the custom menu item based on the group a user belongs to: 1. Expand the Visible By Specific Group(s) accordion. 2. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-ovat5xx7.png) beside the group(s) that will be able to access the custom menu item. To select all existing groups, click Assign All. The selected group rows are shaded. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-ddnctiye.png) ### Visible By Specific Subscription(s) To grant access to the custom menu item based on the subscriptions a user is enrolled in: 1. Expand the Visible By Specific Subscription(s) accordion. 2. Click the ![Add](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-yfivmy2b.png) beside the subscription(s) that that be able to access the custom menu item. To select all existing subscriptions, click **Assign All**. The selected subscription rows are shaded. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-pi48ip60.png) ### Visible By Specific User(s) To grant access to the custom menu item by user: 1. Expand the Visible By Specific User(s) accordion. 2. Click the ![Add](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-w594dvuo.png) beside the user(s) that that be able to access the custom menu item. To select all existing users, click **Assign All**. The selected user rows are shaded. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-jkd4uapb.png) ## Editing a Custom Menu Item To edit a custom menu item: 1. [Edit your account settings](/v1/docs/editing-your-account-settings). 2. Expand the Custom Menu Items accordion. 3. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-vgwxhexm.png) beside the custom menu item you would like to edit. ![Edit Button](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-tfzbbjlb.png) The Custom Menu Item window displays the custom menu item's settings. 1. Edit the custom menu item's [settings](/v1/docs/account-custom-menu-items#custom-menu-item-settings) as needed. 2. Click **Save**. The Custom Menu Item window closes. 3. On the Account Profile workscreen, click **Save**. ## Removing a Custom Menu Item To remove a custom menu item: 1. [Edit your account settings](/v1/docs/editing-your-account-settings). 2. Expand the Custom Menu Items accordion. 3. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-2mwsutgx.png) beside the custom menu item you would like to remove. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-custom-menu-items-image-7hzin5ln.png) A confirmation message displays. 1. Click **OK**. 2. On the Account Profile workscreen, click **Save**. ## Related - [Editing Your Account Settings](/editing-your-account-settings.md) - [Enrolling Users](/enrolling-users.md) - [Group Permissions](/group-permissions-1.md) - [Group: Users](/group-users.md) - [Linking to a Knowledge Base File](/linking-to-a-knowledge-base-file.md) - [User: Group Permissions](/user-group-permissions.md)