First Time?

This file describes the simplest way to set up OtherMenu.  The OtherMenu Manual gives more details about how to use OtherMenu and how you can customize OtherMenu’s behavior to fit your preferences.

1. Move or copy the OtherMenu file (whose icon you should see above, if you are reading this with SimpleText) into your Extensions folder, which is inside your System Folder.  If you drag the OtherMenu icon over the System Folder icon and drop it, the Finder will know to put it into the Extensions folder.  Also put the OtherMenu AE Helper file, which has a similar icon, in the same place.

2. Restart your Mac.  You should then see the OtherMenu icon on your menu bar.  When you click on that icon, you should see a menu which which includes an item for each mounted disk and ends with “OtherMenu”.

3. Open up your System Folder, and find a folder named OtherMenu Folder.  Drag the Externals folder that came with OtherMenu onto the OtherMenu Folder and drop it, so that the Externals folder is copied or moved into the OtherMenu Folder.  Thereafter, when you pull down OtherMenu’s menu, you should see a new item, Externals, with a submenu containing the names of the individual externals.