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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3163802" xml-lang="en-US">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">Enter a name for the dialog and click <emph>OK</emph>. 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">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">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">Click a tool and then drag in the dialog to create the control.</paragraph>
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