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Creating a New Category

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Palettes are subdivided into categories. You use categories to organize the symbols contained in a palette. All new categories are subcategories of the Symbols root category.

To create a new category, do the following:

  1. Right-click the parent category in the Symbol Palettes pane. To create a root category, right-click the header of the palette.

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Figure 1.12 Right-click the Palette Header to Create a New Root Category
  1. Select New Category in the shortcut menu. The Category Properties property sheet opens.
  2. Type progressbars in the Name field.
  3. Edit the Short Descriptions and Long Descriptions fields.
  4. Click OK.
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