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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Radial pop-up menus provide yet another method to accessing options.  When you press and hold down the right mouse button, depending on your selection, a radial pop-up displays up to eight icons that surround the cursor location.  These icons are available for frequently used functions and options, and you can choose them just as you would from a menu.  Use Radial Pop-ups for quicker access to desired bit maps.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">The radial pop-up is designed to provide rapid access to the most frequently used right mouse button options. All of the options on the radial are a short mouse movement away and common items are located in the same place on all radials.  This allows intuitive use of the radial pop-up over time as you learn the direction of movement that corresponds to the required option. The bit maps are consistent with the toolbars so if you are familiar with the NX toolbar bit maps, you will find the radial useful as an alternative to going to a toolbar option to make a setting change. </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The radial pop-up operates in the context of preselected objects. This means that options are presented that are relevant to the selection that has been made. NX tries to predict the likely next action and put it near the cursor (i.e. on the radial pop-up) for easy/rapid access.  In the figure above, the options are the ones you get when there is no selection currently made.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">While learning the tool, it is convenient to view the bit maps to see what choices are available. Once you develop a level of familiarity, and you know option locations/directions, then there is almost no need to wait for the radial image to appear. Moving the mouse in the right direction is all that is required to cause the desired action to occur.</p><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="uiu_pum_use_rad_ht.html">Using Radial Pop-ups</a><br></body>
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