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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Layer Category Procedures</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"> Creating New Categories - Create new categories by entering a name in the Category text field and selecting Create/Edit.  </p>
      <p class="para_topic"> Editing Existing Categories - Selecting an existing category from the list, the system places its name in the Category text field, and its description in the Description text field.  </p>
      <p class="para_topic"> Deleting Categories To remove a category, select it from the Layer Category list and select the Delete button. Note: You cannot restore (i.e., undo) a deleted category by selecting Cancel.  </p>
      <p class="para_topic"> Layer &amp; Status Shows all layers contained in the category being edited marked with the status  <em>Included</em>.  
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      <div class="title_division">Creating a New Layer Category</div>
      <p class="para_division"> To create a new layer category:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select Format&rarr;Layer Category. This displays the Layer Category dialog.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Enter a name in the Category text field.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select Create/Edit. This opens the second Layer Category dialog.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select the layer to which you want to assign the category.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> To assign a layer to the category, click Add. The system adds the word &quot;Included&quot; next to the layer. To unassign a layer from the category, click Remove.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Click OK. This re-displays the Layer Category dialog and makes the assignment effective. For details, see Layer and Pending Status.</p>
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      <p class="para_division"> To add a description to the new category:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Enter text in the Description field.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Click Apply Description.</p>
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      <p class="para_division"> To automatically apply the description that already exists in the Description field:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Click OK.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Deleting a Category</div>
      <p class="para_division"> To remove a category, select it from the Layer Category list and select the Delete button.</p>
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                  <p class="para_warning_body">  You cannot restore a deleted category by selecting Cancel.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Selecting a Category</div>
      <p class="para_division"> To select an existing category:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select an existing category from the list. The system places its name in the Category text field and its description in the Description text field. If you came to the Layer Category dialog by way of the Edit Category button on the Layer Settings dialog, and you had a category name already highlighted, that category name and its description will already be selected and entered by default.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Renaming a Category</div>
      <p class="para_division"> To rename an existing category:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Enter a new name in the text field.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Click Rename button.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Modifying the Category Description</div>
      <p class="para_division"> To modify an existing category's description:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Enter new data in the Description text field.</p>
         </li>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select the Apply Description button.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Modifying the Category's Layer Assignments</div>
      <p class="para_division"> To modify an existing category's layer assignments:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Select Create/Edit. This displays the second Layer Category dialog.</p>
         </li>
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            <p class="para_item"> Assign or un-assign a layer to the category using the Add and Remove buttons. Layers you add will have an &quot;Included&quot; tag.  </p>
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            <p class="para_item"> Click OK. This re-displays the first Layer Category dialog. This makes the assignment effective. For details, see Layer and Pending Status.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Adding a Category to a Layer</div>
      <p class="para_division"> To add a category to additional layers in the list:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> From the primary Layer Category dialog, select a category and click Create/Edit. This displays the secondary Layer Category dialog.</p>
         </li>
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            <p class="para_item"> In the  <em>Layer and Status</em> list box, select the layer to which you want to assign the category.
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            <p class="para_item"> Click Add.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Removing a Category from a Layer</div>
      <p class="para_division"> To remove a category from a layer:  </p>
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            <p class="para_item"> From the primary Layer Category dialog, select a category and click Create/Edit. This displays the secondary Layer Category dialog.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> In the  <em>Layer and Status</em> list box, select the layer you want to remove from the category.
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            <p class="para_item"> Click Remove.</p>
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      <p class="para_division"> To assign the selected layers to the category being edited or created, click OK.  </p>
      <p class="para_division"> To return to the previous dialog and select another category, select Back.</p>
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