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      1 page.title=AVD Manager
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      5 <p>The AVD Manager provides a graphical user interface in which you can create
      6 and manage Android Virtual Devices (AVDs), which are required by the
      7 <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/emulator.html">Android Emulator</a>.</p>
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      9 <p>You can launch the AVD Manager in one of the following ways:</p>
     10 <ul>
     11   <li>In Eclipse: select <strong>Window &gt; AVD Manager</strong>, or click
     12   the AVD Manager icon in the Eclipse toolbar.</li>
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     14   <li>In other IDEs: Navigate to your SDK's <code>tools/</code> directory and execute
     15   <code>android avd</code>.</li>
     16 </ul>
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     18 <p>For more information, see <a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/managing-avds.html">Managing
     19 AVDs with AVD Manager</a>.
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