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Context Menus in the Rich Text Editor

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The WPF Rich Text Editor supports several types of context menus. These menus are invoked when a user clicks different document elements (for example, a header or footer, document text, picture or table).

The following table lists the available context menu types:

Menu Type Appearance Description
RichEditMenuType.Comment RichEditMenuTypeComment Specifies a context menu invoked for a comment.
RichEditMenuType.Field RichEditMenuTypeField Specifies a context menu invoked for a field.
RichEditMenuType.FloatingObject RichEditMenuTypeFloatingObject Specifies a context menu invoked for a floating object - a picture or a text box.
RichEditMenuType.Footer RichEditMenuTypeFooter Specifies a context menu invoked for a footer.
RichEditMenuType.Header RichEditMenuTypeHeader Specifies a context menu invoked for a header.
RichEditMenuType.Hyperlink RichEditMenuTypeHyperlink Specifies a context menu invoked for a hyperlink.
RichEditMenuType.InlinePicture RichEditMenuTypeInlinePicture Specifies a context menu invoked for an inline picture.
RichEditMenuType.TableCell RichEditMenuTypeTableCell Specifies a context menu invoked for a table cell.
RichEditMenuType.Text RichEditMenuTypeText Specifies a context menu invoked for text.
RichEditMenuType.TextBox RichEditMenuTypeTextBox Specifies a context menu invoked for a text box.
RichEditMenuType.Footnote RichEditMenuTypeFootnote Specifies a context menu invoked for a footnote.
RichEditMenuType.Endnote RichEditMenuTypeEndnote Specifies a context menu invoked for an endnote.

#Customize Context Menus

Use the RichEditControl.MenuCustomizations property or handle the RichEditControl.PopupMenuShowing event to customize the Rich Text Editor’s context menus. You can add, modify or remove menu items. See the following help topic for more information: Customize Context Menus for the Rich Text Editor.