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Objective:

Learn how to open up a Custom Block, or a built-in Toolkit block, to see how it is created. There are two methods for opening Custom Blocks.

Applies to:

  • Custom Blocks

Procedure 1:

  1. Identify your Custom Block by making sure it has two parallel lines down its left side. This means that the block has a nTop Notebook running it.
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  1. Right-click on the block and select “Export Block”. Save the block as a nTop file.
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  1. Open up the newly saved nTop file in a new instance of nTop. From here you can see how it works or edit the process to fit your workflow.
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Procedure 2:

  1. Starting with a blank notebook, select the Outline symbol to open up the left side menu. From there, import a Custom Block using the “Import Block” button.
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  1. When a block is imported it will be listed on the left side. By right-clicking on the block it will open a sub-menu, then select “Open”.
 Open_CB.gif And that’s it! You’ve successfully opened up a Custom block or a Toolkit. Are you still having issues? Contact the support team, and we’ll be happy to help!

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