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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Dialog boxes</div>
      <hr noshade="true"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap72"></a><p class="para_topic">NX dialog boxes replace I-deas &ldquo;forms.&rdquo; Dialog boxes guide you through the steps of a command.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Dialog boxes are positioned by default on a Rail Clip which slides along the Dialog Rail. This allows you to position dialog boxes before they appear.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The typical workflow is to interact with the dialog box from the top to the bottom. The name in the dialog box title bar reminds you of which command you selected.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Dialog boxes are organized into groups that can be collapsed or expanded as needed. These groups contain different types of information and options.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/intro/dialog_red_ast.png" border="0"> Required selection items are marked with a red asterisk. 
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            <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/intro/dialog_green_check.png" border="0"> Completed items are marked with a green check mark and the number of objects selected appears in parentheses.
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            <p class="para_item">The current Select option is colored in orange. The objects you select in the graphics window for the current Select option are also colored orange.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The default action button is highlighted in green. Click the middle mouse button to accept the default action.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Dialog boxes remember your settings. To reset the settings, click <b class="uiTerm">Reset</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/icons/icon_reset_dialog.png" border="0">.
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      <p class="para_topic">See also:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> Getting Started &rarr; Introduction to NX &rarr; Using NX&rarr; About the user interface &rarr; <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('intro_to_nx/index.html?goto=intro_to_nx/uiu_dialog_boxes.html&vars=aux,nav,home,title','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);">Dialog Boxes</a></p>
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