The Cutting Surface option allows you to define the *SURFACE, TYPE = CUTTING SURFACE.  The current version of Contact Manager does not have a Tcl/Tk dialog to define the cutting surface.  Review by highlighting or color change also does not work for these types of surfaces in the graphic area.  Instead, it takes you to the corresponding Card Image panel for edit or review.

Click the edit button to go into the card editor to define all relevant keywords, parameters, and data lines.  When you are finished, click return and the Contact Manager window will once again be displayed.