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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Menu Reference</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"> Following are simple descriptions of the options added by NX to the Spreadsheet program.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Tools</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> Option</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Update NX Part</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Updates the NX part file with the NX data included in the Active Range.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Extract Expr</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Imports ALL of the part expression names and values in the active part into the spreadsheet. The cell cursor defines the beginning cell location according to the orientation (column or row) determined by the NX Preferences setting. The default is column-wise.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Refresh Expr</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Import NX expressions from the active part that match expression names already in the spreadsheet and captured in the Active Range.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Extract Attr</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Imports all of the parts attribute names and values, and all attributes for named objects in the active part, into the spreadsheet. The cell cursor defines the beginning cell location according to the orientation (column or row) determined by the NX Preferences setting. The default is column-wise.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Refresh Attr</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Imports NX attributes from the active part that match attribute names already in the spreadsheet and captured in the Active Range.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Save Part</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Same as File&rarr;Save in NX.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Save Part As...</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Same as File&rarr;Save As in NX.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Update Sym Tbl</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Explicitly updates an internal symbol table that track the expression names defined in the Active Range.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Build Family</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Iterative update/save for each member in an extended family table.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Goal Seek</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Performs an NX Goal Seek.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Goal Analysis</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Generates a graph of a spreadsheet function.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division"> File</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> Option</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Open</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Opens the file selection dialog to load any spreadsheet.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Open Part Spreadsheet</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Loads spreadsheet data from the work part.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Save</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Saves the spreadsheet data into the work part.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division"> Connections</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> Option</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Disconnect</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Suspends the session.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division"> View</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> Option</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Refresh</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Refreshes the NX graphics window.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Default Display</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Instructs NX to retrieve and display the layout/view used when the part is first loaded.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Show Part</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Displays a list box that allows the selection of a particular part from an assembly to display. This option is only visible when in an assembly part.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Show Drawing</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Displays a dialog that allows the selection and display of a particular drawing. This option is only visible when drawings are present.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Fit</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Performs an NX Fit operation on the graphics area.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division"> Options</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> Option</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> NX Preferences</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Displays a preference dialog containing display and operational toggles for the spreadsheet.  </p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> Option</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> Description</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> Vertical Orientation</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> Determines if extracted expressions are presented in columns or rows. Vertical orientation places NX expression names in a vertical column with the expression values to the right of the names. Turning the option OFF places the NX names across the page with the expression values below the names.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> Auto Refresh On Load</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> Requests automatic update of the NX expression values for all NX expression names in the Active Range when the spreadsheet is loaded.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> Use Fixed Update Range</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> Toggle used to enable/disable cursor sensitivity as it relates to updating the NX part. When turned ON the cursor is ignored during update.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> AutoFit on Update</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> Toggle used to enable/disable graphics fit operations after the update during Tools&rarr;Update NX Part.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Setup Goal Seek</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Activates a dialog to select the type of Goal Seek.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division"> Edit</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> Option</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Assy Attr Name</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Defines the name of the part attribute to be used to communicate data between parts in an assembly.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Define Expr Rng</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Defines the update range used for all expressions operations.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Define Attr Rng</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Defines the update range used for all attributes operations.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Define Assy Rng</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Defines the update range used for all assembly operations.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Define Fmly Rng</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Defines the Family Range that is used with extended family tables to create multiple variations on a theme.</p>
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