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<!-- $XConsortium: ch06.sgm /main/4 1996/09/26 18:36:23 cdedoc $ -->
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<chapter id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.1">
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<title id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.mkr.1">Managing Graphics<IndexTerm><Primary>graphics</Primary><Secondary>managing</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>graphics</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>
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You may want to remove a graphic from the document flow, placing
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it in a separate window for viewing or manipulation (scaling).
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Such a graphic is known as a "detached" graphic.
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Some of the reasons you may want to detach a graphic include:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Keeping a graphic displayed allows you to reference it as
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you continue reading.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Detaching a graphic provides a way to compare images
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in the same or different sections.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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By detaching a graphic that is very large or that simply extends
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beyond the width of your default Reading window size,
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you can scale the graphic image without having to
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resize the Reading window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Since the placement of some large graphics
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can break up the text flow significantly,
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you can improve the readability of a section
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by detaching them.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<Para>
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You can easily manipulate and manage detached graphics. Specifically,
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you can:
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Resize the graphic window and position the panner button.
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See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.3">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Resize graphics.
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See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.4">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Find a graphic’s original section.
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See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.5">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Reattach graphics.
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See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.7">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.2">
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<title id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.mkr.2">Detaching Graphics<IndexTerm><Primary>graphics</Primary><Secondary>detaching</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>
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To detach a graphic from a book:
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Choose Detach Graphic from the Options menu.
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The Information Manager displays a cross-hair cursor.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Using the mouse pointer, click on the graphic to be detached.
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(To cancel the operation, click anywhere outside of the graphic.)
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</para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<para>
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You can also detach a graphic by placing the pointer on the
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graphic and clicking the right mouse button. From the
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popop menu, choose Detach Graphic.
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</para>
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<para>
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If a graphic is selected, the Information Manager displays
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it in a separate window. In the Reading window, a Detached
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Graphic icon appears in place of the graphic.
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</Para>
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<sidebar>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.igrph.1" entityref="INFOUG.Mngrafx.fig.1"></graphic>
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</sidebar>
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<Para>The following figure shows a sample Detached Graphic window.
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</Para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.mkr.1a">Detached Graphic Window</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.igrph.2" entityref="INFOUG.Mngrafx.fig.2"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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<Para>
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A detached graphic remains in a separate window until you reattach it,
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close the detached graphic window, or end the browser session. This means that
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during a session, you can close the section in which the graphic appeared while
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continuing to display the graphic in a separate window.
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</Para>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.3">
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<title id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.mkr.3">Resizing the Graphic Window<IndexTerm><Primary>graphics</Primary><Secondary>resizing window</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>
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To change the size of a detached
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graphic window, use the mouse to drag and
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stretch the window borders or use the Maximize button in
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the upper-righthand corner of the window frame.
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</Para>
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<Para>When you reduce the size of a detached graphic window, the Information
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Manager displays a panner in one corner of the window. To see hidden
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parts of the graphic after reducing the window size, move the panner to
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uncover the sections you want to see. The following figure shows a
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Detached Graphic window with a panner in the window’s top left
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corner.<IndexTerm><Primary>panner</Primary><Secondary>with detached graphics window</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.mkr.2a">Panner</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.igrph.3" entityref="INFOUG.Mngrafx.fig.3"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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<Para>To relocate the panner to another corner of the window or to remove it
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entirely, select the location you prefer from the Panner menu. The
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Information Manager moves the panner to the corner you requested or
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removes it entirely.
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</Para>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.4">
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<title id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.mkr.4">Resizing Graphics<IndexTerm><Primary>graphics</Primary><Secondary>resizing</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>You can use the options in the View menu to specify how a scalable
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graphic looks in the Detached Graphic window. These options are inactive
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for nonscalable graphics:
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</Para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry><Term>Fit to Window</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Sizes the graphic to fit within the borders of the Detached Graphic
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window.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry><Term>Fit to Graphic</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Sizes the Detached Graphic window to match the current size of the
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graphic.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry><Term>Scaling percentages</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Increase or decrease the size of the graphic, relative to its initial
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size.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry><Term>Custom</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Specify a scaling percentage for the current graphic.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.5">
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<title id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.mkr.5">Finding a Graphic’s Original Section
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<IndexTerm><Primary>graphics</Primary><Secondary>finding section</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>
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From a Detached Graphic window, you can open the section from which the
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graphic was detached. To do this, choose Display Section from the
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Detached Graphic window’s File menu. The Information Manager opens
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the window from which you detached the graphic and brings it to the top
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of your other windows.
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</Para>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.div.7">
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<title id="INFOUG.Mngrafx.mkr.7">Reattaching Graphics<IndexTerm><Primary>graphics</Primary><Secondary>reattaching</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>
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You can replace a graphic in the book from which you detached it
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by using any of the following methods:
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</para>
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<itemizedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Choose Attach from the Detached Graphic window’s File menu.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Choose Close from the Detached Graphic window’s File menu.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Double-click the Window menu button (upper-left
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corner of the Detached Graphic window).
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Place the pointer on the
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graphic and click the right mouse button. From the
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popop menu, choose Attach Graphic.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</itemizedList>
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<para>
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The Information Manager closes the Detached Graphic window and replaces
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the graphic in the book, whether the book is currently open or not.
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</Para>
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</Sect1>
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</Chapter>
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