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Openinganibfile;¬Opening a nib file

¬	Double-click a nib file in Project Builder.

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¬	Double-click a nib file in the Workspace's File Viewer.

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¬	In Interface Builder, choose Document¬ Open and select a nib file in the Open panel.

You'll usually open a nib file from Project Builder, since that is the central tool for application development. When you create an application project, Project Builder creates a nib file that has the same name as the project and, like all nib files, ends with the extension .nib. Opening a nib file switches control to the Interface Builder application, which you use to create the interface.

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You can also open nib files using the standard methods of opening files, such as using the Open panel. 

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Nib files (files that have a .nib extension) are file packages that archive the class definitions, objects, and the connections between objects when you create an interface in Interface Builder. See ªWhat's in a Nib Fileº in this chapter for some conceptual background.  ;ComposingConcepts.rtfd;What'sinaNibFile;¬

Related Concept:  ;ComposingConcepts.rtfd; linkMarkername WhenInterfaceBuilderStartsUp;,  When Interface Builder Starts Up

Related Concept:  ;ComposingConcepts.rtfd; linkMarkername NeXT'sBasicUIDesignPhilosophy;,  NeXT's Basic UI Design Philosophy