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      <div class="title_topic8" id="xps10_pagetitle">View a part templates palette</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('intro_to_nx/uiu_ab_pal_prt_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can view a Parts Palette in two ways: List or Preview mode. </p>
      <div class="title_division">Previews Mode</div>
      <p class="para_division">This mode displays a thumbnail preview of each part template. It also lists the template type at the top of each part file. If the system can't find a preview image, it uses a larger version of a template type icon.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Open a Parts Palette. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('intro_to_nx/uiu_ab_rbar_p.html');return(false);">Open an item on the resource bar</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <img align="bottom" src="graphics/uiu_palette_previews_lc.gif" border="0">.
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      <div class="title_division">List mode</div>
      <p class="para_division">This mode displays each part template in text. It also displays an icon to the left of each part template. Each icon indicates a part template type.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Open a Parts Palette. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('intro_to_nx/uiu_ab_rbar_p.html');return(false);">Open an item on the resource bar</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <img align="bottom" src="graphics/list.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">In the Filter field, enter a string. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Press Enter. The Parts Palette displays only parts that contain the search string.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Reset the view filter</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <img align="bottom" src="graphics/reset_lc.gif" border="0">. This clears the view filter and displays all parts defined in the palette file or all parts in the specified directory.
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      <div class="title_division">View more information about a part</div>
      <p class="para_division">If a part has a URL associated with it, you can link to that URL via the part name. To view more information about a part via a URL:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In Previews or List mode, click right-click on a part. This displays a menu. If the part has a URL association, the menu displays an Information icon.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <img align="bottom" src="graphics/uiu_info_icon.gif" border="0">. This opens the associated URL. The URL may display help or other information about the part or user-defined feature.
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