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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Block</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">This dialog allows you to create and edit blocks.&nbsp;You have the same options for creating a new block or editing a block as you do within the event or sequence dialogs.&nbsp;When you create a new block from this dialog you are basically copying an existing block and editing it.&nbsp;You are limited to a single block.&nbsp;If you need more than one block for your function, you must create more than one block.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Creating or Editing a New Block</div>
      <p class="para_division">There are two ways to create a block within Post Builder.&nbsp;From the sequence or event dialogs you can drag a blank block and drop it into a sequence or event.&nbsp;You can also edit any existing block with the sequence, event, or N/C Data Definitions block dialog.&nbsp;After you have placed the new block in the correct sequence or selected a block to edit, the system displays the following dialog so that you can now select words from the word select pull down to edit or build your block.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">You can build your block by inserting the following elements into your block.</p>
      <div class="title_division">New Word</div>
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      <p class="para_division">Select the&nbsp;New Word option in the word selection pull down dialog.&nbsp;Press and hold the MB1 on the&nbsp;Add Word button. Drag the word until the highlight appears in the block construction area.&nbsp;Once you have put the word into the block, the system displays a dialog to allow you to define the parameters for the word you want to create.&nbsp;See the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('postbuilder/ncdata_words.html');return(false);">Words</a> section for editing options.
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      <div class="title_division">Text</div>
      <p class="para_division">Select the Text option in the block selection pull down dialog.&nbsp;Press and hold the MB1 on the&nbsp;Add Word button and drag the word until the highlight appears in the block construction area. Once the word is placed into the block the system displays a dialog to allow you to define the parameters for the word you want to create.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Existing Words</div>
      <p class="para_division">Select the specific word that you would like to add to the current block.&nbsp;Each word from this list has a choice of pre-defined contexts.&nbsp;For instance, the system can output the definition for the X word by choosing from any one of the definitions on the pull down list. Or you can specify a specific variable that you create using the&nbsp;User Defined Expression option.&nbsp;If you choose an existing word the system outputs the current value for that word. If you choose X-Coordinate for example, the system outputs an X word with the current X position.&nbsp;See the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('postbuilder/ncdata_words.html');return(false);">Words</a> section for creating and editing details.&nbsp;
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