# PrefsMenuItem value/text

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**Category:** macOS\
**Created:** [August 15, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/prefsmenuitem-value-text/76902 "2023-08-15T03:47:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/prefsmenuitem-value-text/76902/10 "2023-08-15T12:50:51Z")

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I was able to get the menu title of Safari preferences (“Einstellungen…” on my German OS) via AppleScript

```auto
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Safari" to get title of menu item 4 of menu 1 of (menu bar item 2 of menu bar 1)

```

To check it use Apple’s “Script Editor” and replace “Safari” with your App´s name.

You can call is as shown [in this Post](https://forum.xojo.com/t/how-passing-a-variable-from-shell-to-applescript/70702/6).

Make sure that your App has permissions to send Apple Events e.g. as shown in [add a script in the Xojo Build](https://forum.xojo.com/t/xojo-not-getting-the-value-returned-by-the-applescript/73305/15)

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