How to configure "About" tab/selection when running LabVIEW program

[00engineer]

Hi, 

When I run my main LabVIEW VI, there is this "About" selection that when pressed, nothing happens.

How do I configure this tab so when clicked, another subVI or text blurb opens to state what this project is about?

Thanks!

[rolfk · Accepted solution]

Depends how that VI was built. Most likely you have a custom menu and there should be an event structure case for the according custom menu item.

Alternatively you can also use the default About application menu APP_ABOUT in your custom menu. If you then add a VI that has the name "About <something>" to your exe build, LabVIEW will actually show this VI instead of its own default About  dialog.

But I would recommend to just do it through a custom menu item and add an according case in your event structure.