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      <p class="para_division">To open an item on the <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b>, perform one of the following:
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            <p class="para_item">Click on the tab in the <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b> for the item you want to open. For <b class="uiTerm">Navigator</b>s, this displays the <b class="uiTerm">Navigator</b> tree in its window. The displayed page remains open until you click somewhere else in the graphics window.
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            <p class="para_item">Move the cursor over a tab in the <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b> that corresponds to the item you want to open. A page will fly out, displaying the item in its window. The page automatically closes when you move the cursor away again.
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      <p class="para_division">To disable the fly out action:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">User Interface Preferences</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Click the <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b> tab.
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            <p class="para_item">Clear the <b class="uiTerm">Pages Automatically Fly Out</b> check box.
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      <div class="title_division">Pinning Open a Resource Bar Window</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can also &quot;pin open&quot; a window a <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b> window. This prevents the window from automatically closing. This allows you to view its contents while you work in the graphics window or interact with a dialog.
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      <p class="para_division">To pin open a window:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">From an open <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b> window, click the pin icon on the window's title bar.
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      <div class="title_division">Undocking a Resource Bar Window</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can undock the <b class="uiTerm">Navigator</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Palette</b> windows from the <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b>. To undock a window:
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            <p class="para_item">Right-click a <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b> tab and select <b class="uiTerm">Undock</b> from the shortcut menu.
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      <p class="para_division">When you undock a <b class="uiTerm">Navigator</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Palette</b>, the tab for it disappears from the <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b> and you can freely position the window.
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      <p class="para_division">On Windows, you can re-dock the window to any of the edges of the main NX window (like a toolbar). In its undocked state, the <b class="uiTerm">Navigator</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Palette</b> displays a small close icon on its title bar.
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      <p class="para_division">To close an undocked window:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click the Close icon. Its tab now reappears on the <b class="uiTerm">Resource Bar</b>.
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