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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('intro_to_nx/uiu_ab_pal_g_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">In the course of your work, you may want to copy or move a palette entry (file) or entire palette to another location. Before NX2, this operation might break paths to entries' referenced files, making the palette entries in the new location unusable.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">NX2 provides a simple solution to this problem. By adding a common &quot;transferable&quot; attribute to your entries, you can ensure that all subsequent copies and moves keep your data accessible.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Palette transferability has many applications. An initial application is to be able to easily copy and move palettes while maintaining thier usability. Future applications include transferring objects from disk and the internet.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Transferability is currently supported only per palette entry and only when you use the Copy, Cut, and Paste menu commands.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Transferability does not work when you copy a whole palette to another location using the 'Save As' command.</p>
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