```
doMenu <i>itemName</i> [without dialog] ¬
   [with <i>keys </i>]
doMenu <i>itemName</i>, <i>menuName</i> ¬
   [without dialog] [with <i>keys </i>]
```

The<code> doMenu </code>command performs the action specified by the item name and menu name just as if the user chose the item directly from the menu.

<code>without dialog </code> bypasses the dialog box that would normally appear after the commands Delete Stack and Convert Stack, and, when a background field is selected, after Cut Field and Clear Field.

<code>with <i>keys </i></code>chooses the named menu command with the shift, option, and/or Command keys pressed.

To determine from a script which  keys were specified, look at<code> param(6) </code>of the original command.

HyperCard sends the `doMenu` command as a message to the current card when the user selects a menu item. `<i>ItemName</i>` is the exact name of the menu item selected, and `<i>menuName</i>` is the exact name of the menu that contains the menu item. To handle the `doMenu` message, use this form:

```
on doMenu theItem,theMenu
   <i>statements</i>
end doMenu
```

Note: A `doMenu` handler can override a `menuMessage`.