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# Dialogs

A dialog is any distinct floating window that displays inside the main application.

A dialog might grey out or dim the rest of the application when it appears.

You can dismiss a dialog or complete its associated action to close it. You cannot do anything else in the application until you close the dialog.

For example, for the **Create a new project** dialog, you must dismiss the dialog or enter a project name and select **\[Create Project\]**:

![dialog example](_images/dialog-example.png) 

When you need to describe a dialog in the UI:

* Refer to the dialog by its name, followed by the word "dialog."  
For example, the **Create a new project** dialog.
* Use the title of the dialog as it appears in the UI, where possible. This includes matching capitalization.
* Bold the dialog name. Do not bold the word "dialog."