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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center" id="chaptername">GIMP User Manual</th>
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  22.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch04s18s16.html">Prev</a>┬á</td>
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  33.             <h2 class="title"><a id="menus"></a>Chapter┬á5.┬áMenus</h2>
  34.           </div>
  35.         </div>
  36.       </div>
  37.       <div class="toc">
  38.         <p>
  39.           <b>Table of Contents</b>
  40.         </p>
  41.         <dl>
  42.           <dt>
  43.             <span class="sect1">
  44.               <a href="ch05.html#gimp-tools-menu">1. Toolbox Menu</a>
  45.             </span>
  46.           </dt>
  47.           <dt>
  48.             <span class="sect1">
  49.               <a href="ch05s02.html">2. File</a>
  50.             </span>
  51.           </dt>
  52.           <dd>
  53.             <dl>
  54.               <dt>
  55.                 <span class="sect2">
  56.                   <a href="ch05s02.html#gimp-file-new">2.1. New</a>
  57.                 </span>
  58.               </dt>
  59.               <dt>
  60.                 <span class="sect2">
  61.                   <a href="ch05s02s02.html">2.2. Open</a>
  62.                 </span>
  63.               </dt>
  64.               <dt>
  65.                 <span class="sect2">
  66.                   <a href="ch05s02s03.html">2.3. Open Recent</a>
  67.                 </span>
  68.               </dt>
  69.               <dt>
  70.                 <span class="sect2">
  71.                   <a href="ch05s02s04.html">2.4. Save</a>
  72.                 </span>
  73.               </dt>
  74.               <dt>
  75.                 <span class="sect2">
  76.                   <a href="ch05s02s05.html">2.5. Save as</a>
  77.                 </span>
  78.               </dt>
  79.               <dt>
  80.                 <span class="sect2">
  81.                   <a href="ch05s02s06.html">2.6. Save a Copy</a>
  82.                 </span>
  83.               </dt>
  84.               <dt>
  85.                 <span class="sect2">
  86.                   <a href="ch05s02s07.html">2.7. Save as Template</a>
  87.                 </span>
  88.               </dt>
  89.               <dt>
  90.                 <span class="sect2">
  91.                   <a href="ch05s02s08.html">2.8. Revert</a>
  92.                 </span>
  93.               </dt>
  94.               <dt>
  95.                 <span class="sect2">
  96.                   <a href="ch05s02s09.html">2.9. Close</a>
  97.                 </span>
  98.               </dt>
  99.               <dt>
  100.                 <span class="sect2">
  101.                   <a href="ch05s02s10.html">2.10. Quit</a>
  102.                 </span>
  103.               </dt>
  104.             </dl>
  105.           </dd>
  106.           <dt>
  107.             <span class="sect1">
  108.               <a href="ch05s03.html">3. Edit</a>
  109.             </span>
  110.           </dt>
  111.           <dd>
  112.             <dl>
  113.               <dt>
  114.                 <span class="sect2">
  115.                   <a href="ch05s03.html#gimp-edit-undo">3.1. Undo</a>
  116.                 </span>
  117.               </dt>
  118.               <dt>
  119.                 <span class="sect2">
  120.                   <a href="ch05s03s02.html">3.2. Redo</a>
  121.                 </span>
  122.               </dt>
  123.               <dt>
  124.                 <span class="sect2">
  125.                   <a href="ch05s03s03.html">3.3. Undo History</a>
  126.                 </span>
  127.               </dt>
  128.               <dt>
  129.                 <span class="sect2">
  130.                   <a href="ch05s03s04.html">3.4. Cut</a>
  131.                 </span>
  132.               </dt>
  133.               <dt>
  134.                 <span class="sect2">
  135.                   <a href="ch05s03s05.html">3.5. Copy</a>
  136.                 </span>
  137.               </dt>
  138.               <dt>
  139.                 <span class="sect2">
  140.                   <a href="ch05s03s06.html">3.6. Copy Visible</a>
  141.                 </span>
  142.               </dt>
  143.               <dt>
  144.                 <span class="sect2">
  145.                   <a href="ch05s03s07.html">3.7. Paste</a>
  146.                 </span>
  147.               </dt>
  148.               <dt>
  149.                 <span class="sect2">
  150.                   <a href="ch05s03s08.html">3.8. Paste Into</a>
  151.                 </span>
  152.               </dt>
  153.               <dt>
  154.                 <span class="sect2">
  155.                   <a href="ch05s03s09.html">3.9. Paste as New</a>
  156.                 </span>
  157.               </dt>
  158.               <dt>
  159.                 <span class="sect2">
  160.                   <a href="ch05s03s10.html">3.10. Buffers</a>
  161.                 </span>
  162.               </dt>
  163.               <dt>
  164.                 <span class="sect2">
  165.                   <a href="ch05s03s11.html">3.11. Clear</a>
  166.                 </span>
  167.               </dt>
  168.               <dt>
  169.                 <span class="sect2">
  170.                   <a href="ch05s03s12.html">3.12. Fill with</a>
  171.                 </span>
  172.               </dt>
  173.               <dt>
  174.                 <span class="sect2">
  175.                   <a href="ch05s03s13.html">3.13. Fill with FG Color</a>
  176.                 </span>
  177.               </dt>
  178.               <dt>
  179.                 <span class="sect2">
  180.                   <a href="ch05s03s14.html">3.14. Fill with BG Color</a>
  181.                 </span>
  182.               </dt>
  183.               <dt>
  184.                 <span class="sect2">
  185.                   <a href="ch05s03s15.html">3.15. Fill with Pattern</a>
  186.                 </span>
  187.               </dt>
  188.               <dt>
  189.                 <span class="sect2">
  190.                   <a href="ch05s03s16.html">3.16. Stroke Selection</a>
  191.                 </span>
  192.               </dt>
  193.               <dt>
  194.                 <span class="sect2">
  195.                   <a href="ch05s03s17.html">3.17. Stroke Path</a>
  196.                 </span>
  197.               </dt>
  198.             </dl>
  199.           </dd>
  200.           <dt>
  201.             <span class="sect1">
  202.               <a href="ch05s04.html">4. Select</a>
  203.             </span>
  204.           </dt>
  205.           <dd>
  206.             <dl>
  207.               <dt>
  208.                 <span class="sect2">
  209.                   <a href="ch05s04.html#gimp-selection-all">4.1. Select All</a>
  210.                 </span>
  211.               </dt>
  212.               <dt>
  213.                 <span class="sect2">
  214.                   <a href="ch05s04s02.html">4.2. None</a>
  215.                 </span>
  216.               </dt>
  217.               <dt>
  218.                 <span class="sect2">
  219.                   <a href="ch05s04s03.html">4.3. Invert</a>
  220.                 </span>
  221.               </dt>
  222.               <dt>
  223.                 <span class="sect2">
  224.                   <a href="ch05s04s04.html">4.4. From Path</a>
  225.                 </span>
  226.               </dt>
  227.               <dt>
  228.                 <span class="sect2">
  229.                   <a href="ch05s04s05.html">4.5. Float</a>
  230.                 </span>
  231.               </dt>
  232.               <dt>
  233.                 <span class="sect2">
  234.                   <a href="ch05s04s06.html">4.6. By Color</a>
  235.                 </span>
  236.               </dt>
  237.               <dt>
  238.                 <span class="sect2">
  239.                   <a href="ch05s04s07.html">4.7. Feather</a>
  240.                 </span>
  241.               </dt>
  242.               <dt>
  243.                 <span class="sect2">
  244.                   <a href="ch05s04s08.html">4.8. Sharpen</a>
  245.                 </span>
  246.               </dt>
  247.               <dt>
  248.                 <span class="sect2">
  249.                   <a href="ch05s04s09.html">4.9. Shrink</a>
  250.                 </span>
  251.               </dt>
  252.               <dt>
  253.                 <span class="sect2">
  254.                   <a href="ch05s04s10.html">4.10. Grow</a>
  255.                 </span>
  256.               </dt>
  257.               <dt>
  258.                 <span class="sect2">
  259.                   <a href="ch05s04s11.html">4.11. Border</a>
  260.                 </span>
  261.               </dt>
  262.               <dt>
  263.                 <span class="sect2">
  264.                   <a href="ch05s04s12.html">4.12. Toggle QuickMask</a>
  265.                 </span>
  266.               </dt>
  267.               <dt>
  268.                 <span class="sect2">
  269.                   <a href="ch05s04s13.html">4.13. Save to Channel</a>
  270.                 </span>
  271.               </dt>
  272.               <dt>
  273.                 <span class="sect2">
  274.                   <a href="ch05s04s14.html">4.14. To Path</a>
  275.                 </span>
  276.               </dt>
  277.             </dl>
  278.           </dd>
  279.           <dt>
  280.             <span class="sect1">
  281.               <a href="ch05s05.html">5. View</a>
  282.             </span>
  283.           </dt>
  284.           <dd>
  285.             <dl>
  286.               <dt>
  287.                 <span class="sect2">
  288.                   <a href="ch05s05.html#gimp-view-new_view">5.1. New View</a>
  289.                 </span>
  290.               </dt>
  291.               <dt>
  292.                 <span class="sect2">
  293.                   <a href="ch05s05s02.html">5.2. Dot for Dot</a>
  294.                 </span>
  295.               </dt>
  296.               <dt>
  297.                 <span class="sect2">
  298.                   <a href="ch05s05s03.html">5.3. Zoom</a>
  299.                 </span>
  300.               </dt>
  301.               <dt>
  302.                 <span class="sect2">
  303.                   <a href="ch05s05s04.html">5.4. Shrink Wrap</a>
  304.                 </span>
  305.               </dt>
  306.               <dt>
  307.                 <span class="sect2">
  308.                   <a href="ch05s05s05.html">5.5. Full Screen</a>
  309.                 </span>
  310.               </dt>
  311.               <dt>
  312.                 <span class="sect2">
  313.                   <a href="ch05s05s06.html">5.6. Info Window</a>
  314.                 </span>
  315.               </dt>
  316.               <dt>
  317.                 <span class="sect2">
  318.                   <a href="ch05s05s07.html">5.7. Navigation Window</a>
  319.                 </span>
  320.               </dt>
  321.               <dt>
  322.                 <span class="sect2">
  323.                   <a href="ch05s05s08.html">5.8. Show Selection</a>
  324.                 </span>
  325.               </dt>
  326.               <dt>
  327.                 <span class="sect2">
  328.                   <a href="ch05s05s09.html">5.9. Show Layer Boundary</a>
  329.                 </span>
  330.               </dt>
  331.               <dt>
  332.                 <span class="sect2">
  333.                   <a href="ch05s05s10.html">5.10. Show Guides</a>
  334.                 </span>
  335.               </dt>
  336.               <dt>
  337.                 <span class="sect2">
  338.                   <a href="ch05s05s11.html">5.11. Snap to Guides</a>
  339.                 </span>
  340.               </dt>
  341.               <dt>
  342.                 <span class="sect2">
  343.                   <a href="ch05s05s12.html">5.12. Show Grid</a>
  344.                 </span>
  345.               </dt>
  346.               <dt>
  347.                 <span class="sect2">
  348.                   <a href="ch05s05s13.html">5.13. Snap to Grid</a>
  349.                 </span>
  350.               </dt>
  351.               <dt>
  352.                 <span class="sect2">
  353.                   <a href="ch05s05s14.html">5.14. Show Menubar</a>
  354.                 </span>
  355.               </dt>
  356.               <dt>
  357.                 <span class="sect2">
  358.                   <a href="ch05s05s15.html">5.15. Show Rulers</a>
  359.                 </span>
  360.               </dt>
  361.               <dt>
  362.                 <span class="sect2">
  363.                   <a href="ch05s05s16.html">5.16. Show Scrollbars</a>
  364.                 </span>
  365.               </dt>
  366.               <dt>
  367.                 <span class="sect2">
  368.                   <a href="ch05s05s17.html">5.17. Show Statusbar</a>
  369.                 </span>
  370.               </dt>
  371.             </dl>
  372.           </dd>
  373.           <dt>
  374.             <span class="sect1">
  375.               <a href="ch05s06.html">6. Image</a>
  376.             </span>
  377.           </dt>
  378.           <dd>
  379.             <dl>
  380.               <dt>
  381.                 <span class="sect2">
  382.                   <a href="ch05s06.html#gimp-image-duplicate">6.1. Duplicate</a>
  383.                 </span>
  384.               </dt>
  385.               <dt>
  386.                 <span class="sect2">
  387.                   <a href="ch05s06s02.html">6.2. Mode</a>
  388.                 </span>
  389.               </dt>
  390.               <dt>
  391.                 <span class="sect2">
  392.                   <a href="ch05s06s03.html">6.3. Transform</a>
  393.                 </span>
  394.               </dt>
  395.               <dt>
  396.                 <span class="sect2">
  397.                   <a href="ch05s06s04.html">6.4. Canvas Size</a>
  398.                 </span>
  399.               </dt>
  400.               <dt>
  401.                 <span class="sect2">
  402.                   <a href="ch05s06s05.html">6.5. Scale Image</a>
  403.                 </span>
  404.               </dt>
  405.               <dt>
  406.                 <span class="sect2">
  407.                   <a href="ch05s06s06.html">6.6. Crop Image</a>
  408.                 </span>
  409.               </dt>
  410.               <dt>
  411.                 <span class="sect2">
  412.                   <a href="ch05s06s07.html">6.7. Autocrop Image</a>
  413.                 </span>
  414.               </dt>
  415.               <dt>
  416.                 <span class="sect2">
  417.                   <a href="ch05s06s08.html">6.8. Merge Visible Layers</a>
  418.                 </span>
  419.               </dt>
  420.               <dt>
  421.                 <span class="sect2">
  422.                   <a href="ch05s06s09.html">6.9. Flatten Image</a>
  423.                 </span>
  424.               </dt>
  425.               <dt>
  426.                 <span class="sect2">
  427.                   <a href="ch05s06s10.html">6.10. Configure Grid</a>
  428.                 </span>
  429.               </dt>
  430.             </dl>
  431.           </dd>
  432.           <dt>
  433.             <span class="sect1">
  434.               <a href="ch05s07.html">7. Layers</a>
  435.             </span>
  436.           </dt>
  437.           <dd>
  438.             <dl>
  439.               <dt>
  440.                 <span class="sect2">
  441.                   <a href="ch05s07.html#id3468526">7.1. Main Menu</a>
  442.                 </span>
  443.               </dt>
  444.               <dt>
  445.                 <span class="sect2">
  446.                   <a href="ch05s07s02.html">7.2. Stack</a>
  447.                 </span>
  448.               </dt>
  449.               <dt>
  450.                 <span class="sect2">
  451.                   <a href="ch05s07s03.html">7.3. Colors</a>
  452.                 </span>
  453.               </dt>
  454.               <dt>
  455.                 <span class="sect2">
  456.                   <a href="ch05s07s04.html">7.4. Mask</a>
  457.                 </span>
  458.               </dt>
  459.               <dt>
  460.                 <span class="sect2">
  461.                   <a href="ch05s07s05.html">7.5. Transparency</a>
  462.                 </span>
  463.               </dt>
  464.               <dt>
  465.                 <span class="sect2">
  466.                   <a href="ch05s07s06.html">7.6. Transform</a>
  467.                 </span>
  468.               </dt>
  469.             </dl>
  470.           </dd>
  471.           <dt>
  472.             <span class="sect1">
  473.               <a href="ch05s08.html">8. Tools</a>
  474.             </span>
  475.           </dt>
  476.           <dd>
  477.             <dl>
  478.               <dt>
  479.                 <span class="sect2">
  480.                   <a href="ch05s08.html#gimp-tools">8.1. Tools</a>
  481.                 </span>
  482.               </dt>
  483.             </dl>
  484.           </dd>
  485.           <dt>
  486.             <span class="sect1">
  487.               <a href="ch05s09.html">9. Filters</a>
  488.             </span>
  489.           </dt>
  490.         </dl>
  491.       </div>
  492.       <div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  493.         <div class="titlepage">
  494.           <div>
  495.             <div>
  496.               <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="gimp-tools-menu"></a>1.┬áToolbox Menu</h2>
  497.             </div>
  498.           </div>
  499.         </div>
  500.         <a id="id3460216" class="indexterm"></a>
  501.         <div class="screenshot">
  502.           <div>
  503.             <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-menu.png" />
  504.           </div>
  505.         </div>
  506.         <p>
  507.     The Toolbox is the heart of the GIMP.  It contains the most 
  508.     commonly used controls, and the highest-level menus.  Two of the menus,
  509.     <span class="guilabel">File</span> and  <span class="guilabel">Help</span>, can also be accessed
  510.     from the menubars located above each image display, although their
  511.     contents are somewhat different.  The Toolbox  is the only
  512.     place to access the <span class="guilabel">Xtns</span> (Extensions) menu. 
  513.   </p>
  514.         <div class="variablelist">
  515.           <p class="title">
  516.             <b>File</b>
  517.           </p>
  518.           <dl>
  519.             <dt>
  520.               <span class="term">New</span>
  521.             </dt>
  522.             <dd>
  523.               <p>
  524.           This item opens the <a href="ch05s02.html#gimp-file-new" title="2.1.┬áNew">New Image</a> dialog, 
  525.           allowing you to create a new, empty image from scratch.
  526.         </p>
  527.             </dd>
  528.             <dt>
  529.               <span class="term">Open</span>
  530.             </dt>
  531.             <dd>
  532.               <p>
  533.           This item displays the <span class="guilabel">Open Image</span> dialog,
  534.           allowing you to load an image from a file, in any of the formats
  535.           that GIMP supports.
  536.         </p>
  537.             </dd>
  538.             <dt>
  539.               <span class="term">Open Recent</span>
  540.             </dt>
  541.             <dd>
  542.               <p>
  543.           This item displays a submenu containing the names of images that
  544.           you have worked on recently, so that you can easily reload them.
  545.         </p>
  546.             </dd>
  547.             <dt>
  548.               <span class="term">Acquire</span>
  549.             </dt>
  550.             <dd>
  551.               <p>
  552.           This item opens a window that gives the list of the available
  553.           means for importing images into the GIMP.  This makes it possible
  554.           to acquire images from sources other than the hard disk, such as
  555.           Screen capture or Scanner.
  556.         </p>
  557.             </dd>
  558.             <dt>
  559.               <span class="term">Preferences</span>
  560.             </dt>
  561.             <dd>
  562.               <p>
  563.           This item displays the <a href="ch04s18.html" title="18.┬áPreferences">Preferences dialog</a>,
  564.           allowing you to alter a 
  565.           variety of settings that affect the look, feel, and performance of
  566.           the GIMP.  If you want to customize GIMP, this is the place
  567.           to do it.
  568.         </p>
  569.             </dd>
  570.             <dt>
  571.               <span class="term">Dialogs</span>
  572.             </dt>
  573.             <dd>
  574.               <p>
  575.           This item shows a submenu containing a list of available
  576.           dialogs that may be useful during image editing -- patterns, palettes,
  577.           brushes, etc.  You can open and close dialogs as needed, or, if you
  578.           want them to stay around, you can dock them.
  579.         </p>
  580.             </dd>
  581.             <dt>
  582.               <span class="term">Debug</span>
  583.             </dt>
  584.             <dd>
  585.               <p>
  586.           This item is only useful for developers.
  587.         </p>
  588.             </dd>
  589.             <dt>
  590.               <span class="term">Quit</span>
  591.             </dt>
  592.             <dd>
  593.               <p>
  594.           Selecting this item ends your session with The GIMP.  You will be given an 
  595.           opportunity to save any images that have unsaved modifications.
  596.         </p>
  597.             </dd>
  598.           </dl>
  599.         </div>
  600.         <div class="variablelist">
  601.           <p class="title">
  602.             <b>Xtns</b>
  603.           </p>
  604.           <dl>
  605.             <dt>
  606.               <span class="term">Module Manager</span>
  607.             </dt>
  608.             <dd>
  609.               <p>
  610.       Selecting this item displays the modules that are available
  611.           to The GIMP.  You can also control which modules are loaded
  612.           the next time the GIMP is launched, affecting functionality
  613.           and launch time.  Modules are dynamically loaded libraries,
  614.           loaded by the GIMP while it is running, that perform
  615.           functions such as color-choosing and display filtering.
  616.           Currently only a few modules exist, and they are loaded
  617.           automatically at startup, so you will probably not find it
  618.           necessary to use.
  619.         </p>
  620.             </dd>
  621.             <dt>
  622.               <span class="term">DB Browser</span>
  623.             </dt>
  624.             <dd>
  625.               <p>
  626.           This item displays the available procedures in the
  627.           <span class="acronym">PDB</span>.  This is mainly intended for
  628.           advanced uses, such as script writing, and may not be
  629.           particularly relevant to everyday users.
  630.         </p>
  631.             </dd>
  632.             <dt>
  633.               <span class="term">Plugin Details</span>
  634.             </dt>
  635.             <dd>
  636.               <p>
  637.           This item displays both a list and a tree-based heirarchy of
  638.           all the loaded plug-ins that The GIMP has loaded.  If you
  639.           want to use a plug-in, this is not the place to access it;
  640.           you can get to it via the <span class="guilabel">Filters</span> menu
  641.           in the individual image menubars.
  642.         </p>
  643.             </dd>
  644.             <dt>
  645.               <span class="term">Unit Editor</span>
  646.             </dt>
  647.             <dd>
  648.               <p>
  649.           Selecting this item displays the Unit Editor dialog, which
  650.           not only details the units that are currently being used,
  651.           but also allows the creation of new units for use within the
  652.           GIMP.
  653.         </p>
  654.             </dd>
  655.             <dt>
  656.               <span class="term">Script-Fu</span>
  657.             </dt>
  658.             <dd>
  659.               <p>
  660.           This item displays a submenu containing many Script-Fu
  661.           scripts and options including the Script-Fu console.
  662.           Script-Fu is a language for scripting GIMP operations, so
  663.           that sequences of them can be executed in an automated way.
  664.         </p>
  665.             </dd>
  666.           </dl>
  667.         </div>
  668.         <div class="variablelist">
  669.           <p class="title">
  670.             <b>Help</b>
  671.           </p>
  672.           <dl>
  673.             <dt>
  674.               <span class="term">Help</span>
  675.             </dt>
  676.             <dd>
  677.               <p>
  678.           Selecting this item displays the help browser.
  679.         </p>
  680.               <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  681.                 <table border="0" summary="Tip">
  682.                   <tr>
  683.                     <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  684.                       <img alt="[Tip]" src="../images/tip.png" />
  685.                     </td>
  686.                     <th align="left">Tip</th>
  687.                   </tr>
  688.                   <tr>
  689.                     <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
  690.                       <p>
  691.             If this does not seem to work, please verify that you have
  692.             the Gimp User Manual installed.
  693.           </p>
  694.                     </td>
  695.                   </tr>
  696.                 </table>
  697.               </div>
  698.             </dd>
  699.             <dt>
  700.               <span class="term">Context Help</span>
  701.             </dt>
  702.             <dd>
  703.               <p>
  704.           Selecting this item changes the behaviour of the pointer
  705.           such that the next click will display help for the clicked
  706.           item, if available.  This item is mainly present as an aid
  707.           to the clueless:  you can also access context help at any
  708.           time simply by pressing the "F1" key with the pointer over
  709.           the thing for which you want help.
  710.         </p>
  711.             </dd>
  712.             <dt>
  713.               <span class="term">Tip of the Day</span>
  714.             </dt>
  715.             <dd>
  716.               <p>
  717.           This item displays the Tip of the Day dialog. This dialog
  718.           contains useful tips to help you gain a better understanding
  719.           of some of The GIMP's nuances.  New users will find it very
  720.           valuable to pay attention to these, which often suggest ways
  721.           of doing something that are much easier or more efficient
  722.           than more obvious approaches.
  723.         </p>
  724.             </dd>
  725.             <dt>
  726.               <span class="term">About, </span>
  727.               <span class="term">A propos</span>
  728.             </dt>
  729.             <dd>
  730.               <p>
  731.           This item shows the About dialog. This dialog gives information
  732.           about your current release of The GIMP and the many authors who
  733.           wrote it.
  734.         </p>
  735.             </dd>
  736.             <dt>
  737.               <span class="term">The GIMP Online</span>
  738.             </dt>
  739.             <dd>
  740.               <p>
  741.           This item displays a submenu containing several helpful website
  742.           addresses. If you select one of the items listed, your web
  743.           browser will attempt to open the indicated site.
  744.         </p>
  745.             </dd>
  746.           </dl>
  747.         </div>
  748.       </div>
  749.     </div>
  750.     <div class="navfooter">
  751.       <hr />
  752.       <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer">
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  762.           <td width="20%" align="center">
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