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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Dialog boxes that open when you choose an NX command are positioned by default on a Rail Clip which slides on a Dialog Rail. </p>
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      <p class="para_topic">To position the Rail Clip along the Dialog Rail, either drag the center of the Rail Clip or click the arrows to move it to default positions. The default positions along the Dialog Rail are:</p>
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         <li class="condense">Over the Resource Bar navigators or palettes, if they are open</li>
         <li class="condense">Over the graphics window adjacent to the Resource Bar</li>
         <li class="condense">Edge of vertically docked toolbar</li>
         <li class="condense">Right edge of the NX main window</li>
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      <p class="para_topic">If you need to see behind the dialog box, either slide the Rail Clip to either side or click the center of the Rail Clip to temporarily hide the dialog box. Click again to show it.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Click the <b class="uiTerm">Unclip</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/icon_unclip.png" border="0"> button to unclip dialog boxes from the Rail Clip and let them float on the screen.
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      <p class="para_division">Preference settings control the operation of the Dialog Rail. Choose <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">User Interface</b> and click the <b class="uiTerm">Layout</b> tab to see these preferences.
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               <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/checkbox-on.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Dim Resource Bar</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Dims the Resource Bar navigators when obscured by the dialog box. </p>
               <p class="para_td">If you clear this check box, navigators remain visible behind dialog boxes. </p>
               <p class="para_td">To view a navigator when it is obscured by a dialog box, click on the tab on the Resource Bar. To view the dialog box again, click on the dialog box title bar.</p>
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