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Styles A-Z/D/Dialog Boxes

Dialog Boxes

Use dialog box to describe a window that contains buttons and other options users can use to perform an action. Don't use dialog, dialog window, or dialog popup.

Use title-style capitalization for dialog box names: The Save As dialog box lets you decide where to save a record.

Compare to Overlay and Popup Windows.

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