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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Creating a Basic Dialog</title>
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</bookmark><comment>MW deleted "Basic;dialog creation"</comment><paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149346" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><variable id="create_dialog"><link href="text/sbasic/guide/create_dialog.xhp" name="Creating a Basic Dialog">Creating a Basic Dialog</link>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3163802" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="3">Choose <emph>Tools - Macros - Organize Dialogs</emph>, and then click <emph>New</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150447" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="11">Enter a name for the dialog, and click OK. To rename the dialog later, right-click the name on the tab, and choose <emph>Rename</emph>. <comment>UFI: issue #i51589#</comment></paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_idN1065F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click <emph>Edit</emph>. The Basic dialog editor opens and contains a blank dialog.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153726" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">If you do not see the <emph>Toolbox</emph> bar, click the arrow next to the <emph>Insert Controls </emph>icon to open the <emph>Toolbox</emph> bar.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148455" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Click a tool and then drag in the dialog to create the control.</paragraph>
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