Menu Wizard

The FoodPro Menu Wizard is an Microsoft Office Applet that generates Menu spreadsheets for any 7 day menu in FoodPro.
 
For consistency and accuracy in menu item presentation, the Menu Wizard provides 81/2" by 14" templates in a plain format for printing on user stationery or a fancy template that can be printed on blank paper. Using Microsoft Word technology, the templates are saved to a Word document, and then tailored to user preferences. Menu size, fonts and spacing can be modified, depending upon the individual’s proficiency with Microsoft Word and tables.
 
The FoodPro Menu Wizard was designed at the request of our User Group and has several features which provide a snapshot look at the menus for the week. In conjunction with the Global Recipe program, menu items can be color coded individually or by category, and symbols can be placed next to each menu item to highlight special offerings.

  • Start Microsoft Word.

  • From the File menu, click New, and then click the FoodPro tab.

  • Double - click the Menu Wizard icon. The FoodPro Menu Wizard program appears as well as the Microsoft Office Assistant guiding you through the features of the program. The Office Assistant is enabled and/or disabled by clicking the question mark icon. FoodPro has tailored the Office Assistant information within this program to include details for the Menu Wizard.

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  • Click Next to continue. The Menu Wizard will prompt for starting date and location. Enter the first day of the seven day period to appear on the menu.

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  • Click Next to continue. The Menu Wizard will prompt for Cycle or Standard Menu, Meals and Menu Categories. This option determines how much information will appear on your final document. Note that if you are not savvy at Microsoft Word Tables, you may want to choose the minimum of information to appear in a cell per meal, in other words, print the Meal Categories that make the most sense for the audience using the final report.

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  • Click Next to continue. The Menu Wizard will prompt for Menu Print Options that are defined in the Global Recipe program. Price, Color, Special Characters, Recipe Number, Menu Numbers, Menu Categories, and Web Codes can be printed on the final document.

  • Note: In order to use Web Codes, an Images folder must be added to the Applets Folder.  The Images folder must be populated with the same 16x16 picture files from the Images folder on the IIS server.


  • Click Next to continue. Choose the style of the output, plain or formatted.

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  • Click Finish. Menu Wizard will produce a word document that can be saved and modified at the user’s discretion.

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  • Define a Web Code Image Path.  If it has not been defined previously, the Menu Wizard will prompt the user to enter the path (local or network) to the image folder where the Web Codes are stored.

 
 
 
 
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The items appearing in red have a print as color identified in the Global Recipe program. In this example, most beef entrees are colored red. You could use this report to assist with planning the variation of menu offerings.