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      <hr noshade="true"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap59"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap60"></a><p class="para_topic">The Resource Bar, located at the side of the graphics window, puts important information at your fingertips.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Tabs are used to display commonly used information in a window at the side.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">One of the first things you should do is to select a role on the <b class="uiTerm">Roles</b> tab to customize the user interface to match your job functions.
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                  <p class="para_tip_body">We suggest that you, an experienced I-deas user, start with the <b class="uiTerm">I-deas</b> role or the <b class="uiTerm">Advanced with full menus</b> role. The <b class="uiTerm">I-deas</b> role organizes toolbar buttons into stacks using similar groupings as in <b class="uiTerm">I-deas</b>.
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      </table><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap61"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap62"></a><p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Navigator</b> Resource Bar tabs not only display <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_4.html');return(false);">part history</a> and assembly hierarchy, but allow you to edit the model in one place.
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                  <p class="para_tip_body">Undock these windows by double-clicking the tab.</p>
                  <p class="para_tip_body">Use the pin to lock the navigators open. <img align="bottom" src="graphics/intro/pin_anim.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_tip_body">The operation of the Resource Bar can be customized with the <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">User Interface...</b> menu.
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