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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Use the following procedures to copy materials from the Materials Library Navigator and the System Materials palette to the Materials in Part palette:</p>
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      <p class="para_division">To view two materials palettes at the same time, undock them from the Resource Bar:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Place the cursor over the Materials Library Navigator tab or the System Materials palette and click MB3.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click Undock. This tears off the palette, making viewing and copying easier.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Place the cursor over the Materials in Part palette tab and click MB3.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click Undock. This tears off the palette, making viewing and copying easier.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Copying a Material from the Materials Library Navigator</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Using the tree structure in the Materials Library Navigator, browse through the materials. To view a preview, click on Preview.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select a material and click MB3.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click &quot;Copy to Part.&quot; This copies the material to the Materials in Part palette.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Using the folders in the System Materials palette, browse through the materials.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select a material and click MB3.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click Copy.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Place the cursor in the Materials in Part palette and click MB3.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click Paste. This copies the material to the Materials in Part palette.</p>
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