It is not necessary for all application pages to be visible in the navigation menu. These “system” pages may be accessed by a link from another page or a redirection via the Navigate action.
Exclude From Menu
Let’s exclude the Customer Demographics page from the navigation menu.
!['Customer Demographics' navigation menu item. 'Customer Demographics' navigation menu item.](/blog/2012/12/exclude-from-menu-include-in-menu/image02.png)
Start the Project Designer. In the Project Explorer, right-click on Customer Demographics page node, and press Exclude From Menu.
!['Customer Demographics' page is now excluded from the menu. 'Customer Demographics' page is now excluded from the menu.](/blog/2012/12/exclude-from-menu-include-in-menu/image06.png)
On the toolbar, press Browse. Notice that the Customer Demographics page is no longer present in the navigation menu.
!['Customer Demographics' page not present in the navigation menu. 'Customer Demographics' page not present in the navigation menu.](/blog/2012/12/exclude-from-menu-include-in-menu/image08.png)
The page may still be accessed by the URL ~/Pages/CustomerDemographics.aspx.
![Page 'Customer Demographics' is still accessible via the URL. Page 'Customer Demographics' is still accessible via the URL.](/blog/2012/12/exclude-from-menu-include-in-menu/image10.png)
Include in Menu
Let’s restore the page to the navigation menu. Switch back to the Project Designer. Right-click on Customer Demographics node, and press Include in Menu.
!['Customer Demographics' page is now included the menu. 'Customer Demographics' page is now included the menu.](/blog/2012/12/exclude-from-menu-include-in-menu/image14.png)
The page will be included at the end of the menu. Let’s move it back to the original position. Drop Customer Demographics node on the right side of Categories node.
!['Customer Demographics' page placed after 'Categories'. 'Customer Demographics' page placed after 'Categories'.](/blog/2012/12/exclude-from-menu-include-in-menu/image18.png)
On the toolbar, press Browse. The Customer Demographics navigation menu item will have been restored.
!['Customer Demographics' page now present in the navigation menu. 'Customer Demographics' page now present in the navigation menu.](/blog/2012/12/exclude-from-menu-include-in-menu/image20.png)