Automatically Updating Palettes

LabVIEW automatically updates the palettes in a VI library as you add files to or remove files from the VI library. You have the option to set a .mnu file to update based on the contents of a directory.

Complete the following steps to set a .mnu file to update based on the contents of a directory.

  1. Click the Options button in the Controls or Functions palette toolbar to display the Function Browser Options dialog box.
  2. Click the Edit Palettes button. The Edit Controls and Functions Palettes dialog box appears.
  3. Select your custom view from the Palette View pull-down menu. The Controls and Functions palettes change to the view you selected.
  4. Right-click an icon in your custom view and select Synchronize with Directory.
  5. Navigate to a different directory with which you want your view to synchronize.

Although it is a good idea to have the .mnu file in the same directory, you can select any directory with which to synchronize your view.