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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Display Formats</b> control how the <b class="uiTerm">Connection</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Component Navigators</b> appear in the <b class="uiTerm">Navigation</b> display and how they will write out to the <b class="uiTerm">Information Window</b>. Without a <b class="uiTerm">Display Format</b>, the list displays only the system defined fields (smart fields).
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Display Formats</b> are accessed through the <b class="uiTerm">List Properties</b> dialog box. In the <b class="uiTerm">Connection or Component Navigators</b>, choose the right&ndash;click menu <b class="uiTerm">Properties</b> option. From the <b class="uiTerm">Properties</b> dialog box choose <b class="uiTerm">Edit Display Format</b>. The <b class="uiTerm">Define Format</b> dialog box is presented.
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Display Formats</b> reside in the NX part file and are defined in three ways. They may be defined in the wiring configuration file, in which case they are automatically created in the work part when Routing Electrical is started. They can be defined in a format file (.fmt suffix), in which case you can explicitly import them into the work part during a NX session. Finally, you can create a display format interactively while in Routing Electrical.
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Display Formats</b> are different than File formats (and easily confused). A <b class="uiTerm">File Format</b> determines how a file is read or written, and cannot be created interactively. A <b class="uiTerm">Display Format</b> determines how a list displays once it has been read, and can be defined interactively. This topic discusses <b class="uiTerm">Display Formats</b>, not file formats.
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