Interface Builder - Where can I learn more about a "Modal Window"

Hello! I am using the interface builder for a turn-by-turn simulation.
I noticed a menu called “User Notifiers” and within that is a suggestion to use a “Modal Window.”
I need a little bit more info - what that is, what it does, an example or two. Have searched everything I can think of and have come up empty … can you point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
K

Hi Kristen!

This feature is used to show pop up messages when certain conditions are met.

For example you might want to have a message appear in a business sim congratulating the user when their sales get above a certain point. Or you might offer them feedback for doing better if their performance is poor or could be improved.

To use this feature, got to User Notifiers, create a new one, and name it (for labeling purposes).

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Then click the entry in the list, and a dialog box will appear in the right. You can then edit the text.

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Then below the text, edit the conditions that make it appear. (Caution – this is not the Conditions shown on the tab in the picture above. This Conditions is below the text edit field.

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When you run the sim, and the variable (Bike Sales[Current Step] in my example) gets above the specified point, a message will appear

WILL

That’s cool! Not sure why I never noticed it before. Thanks!