# extra field

**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/extra-field/5722
**Category:** Maya
**Tags:** mel
**Created:** [November 5, 2002, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/extra-field/5722 "2002-11-05T12:47:27Z")
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### Author: ![sweeney](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sweeney](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/sweeney)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2002, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/extra-field/5722/1 "2002-11-05T12:47:27Z")

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Hi,

Is there a way to create an extra field in the menu filter. eg.

Animation   
Modelling   
MY FILTER   
Dynamics

Then link in associted top bar menu items.

Thanks

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### Author: ![\-coj](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/-/22d042/32.png) [@\-coj](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/-coj)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/extra-field/5722/2 "2002-11-05T23:31:47Z")

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check out initMainMenuBar.mel in the MayaPath/scripts/startup/ dir