Services, contextual menus or Keyboard shortcuts?

I have 10.7.2 and in SysPrefs/Keyboard Shortcuts was able to create a "Move to..." thing under Services but now I can't figure out how to edit it or make a new one.  There's no way to double click in KeyboardShortcuts to edit the thing I created [tho I can uncheck it so it doesn't work either as a services or contextual menu].  But I cannot now remember how i created it in the first place.  Is it something I do in some other place??  Thanks.

I thought so too but when I clicked it nothing happens = I also checked the box to be sure it was 'operative' [I'm in SysPrefs/Keyboardshortcuts/services] and tried and nothing happens -- it's not the keyboard shortcut itself that I'm dealing wiht [yes that does get an editting box around it] but changing the item itself -= the "MovetoTrashLater" wording and action cannot be editted in other words = I can add a shortcut but can't change the Move to location...
whoops I checked correct answer and the one below this is
Message was edited by: Victoria Herring

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