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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Assign Indexed Object Names</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">You can assign a series of indexed object names. For example, if you created a series of twenty lines, you could label them Line 100, Line 101, ... Line 119 with one operation.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">To assign a series of indexed object names:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Assign a name to a group of objects. For example, assign the name &quot;Lines&quot; to a group of lines. For this procedure, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_prop_nameassignmult_p.html');return(false);">Assign a Name to Multiple Objects</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Open the <b class="uiTerm">Selection</b> toolbar.
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            <p class="para_item">Enter the name of the group of objects in the name selection field. For example, enter &quot;Lines&quot;.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Open the <b class="uiTerm">Properties</b> dialog box using any of the methods listed under <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('managing_a_part/edt_prop_open_p.html');return(false);">Opening the Properties dialog box</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">General</b> tab, select the &quot;Add index to name&quot; check box.
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            <p class="para_item">In the &quot;Starting index&quot; field, enter a starting index. For example, enter 100.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> or <b class="uiTerm">OK</b>.
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