admin/structure/types/manage/TYPENAME allows you to select which menus are available for that particular content type in the "Menu settings" vertical tab. When authoring a node of that content type node/add/TYPENAME, you will see a "Menu settings" vertical tab at the bottom of the form, with a checkbox "Provide a menu link." Check the box to see parameters to put a link to the node in a menu.
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