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[[File:SystemPreferences.png|thumb|300px|alt=A screenshot of the System Preferences window.|Preferences Window.]]
 
<p>The Preferences window allows you to control the user interface settings for various IMSMA systems.</p>
 
<p>The Preferences window allows you to control the user interface settings for various IMSMA systems.</p>
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==How To Set the System Preferences==
<p>set the system preferences:</p>
 
 
 
 
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<li>From the Customisation menu, select '''Preferences'''.</li>
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<li>Click '''Customisation > Preferences''' to open the System Preferences window.</li>
:The Preferences window displays.
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<li>Select from the following options:</li>
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[[Image:SystemPreferences.png|center|''Preferences Window'']]
 
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''Preferences Window''
 
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<li>Check or uncheck any of the systems preferences:</li>
 
 
* '''Show Confirm Close dialog''' – Enables or disables the warning window asking for confirmation whenever a user logs out of IMSMA. For more information, refer to [[HowTo:Log out of IMSMA|Log out of IMSMA]].
 
* '''Show Confirm Close dialog''' – Enables or disables the warning window asking for confirmation whenever a user logs out of IMSMA. For more information, refer to [[HowTo:Log out of IMSMA|Log out of IMSMA]].
 
* '''Show Location Information''' – Displays or hides the Location and Country Structure information fields from current and custom views. For more information, refer to [[Current View Window]].
 
* '''Show Location Information''' – Displays or hides the Location and Country Structure information fields from current and custom views. For more information, refer to [[Current View Window]].

Revision as of 21:20, 4 February 2013

A screenshot of the System Preferences window.
Preferences Window.

The Preferences window allows you to control the user interface settings for various IMSMA systems.

How To Set the System Preferences

  1. Click Customisation > Preferences to open the System Preferences window.
  2. Select from the following options:
    • Show Confirm Close dialog – Enables or disables the warning window asking for confirmation whenever a user logs out of IMSMA. For more information, refer to Log out of IMSMA.
    • Show Location Information – Displays or hides the Location and Country Structure information fields from current and custom views. For more information, refer to Current View Window.
    • Show Geo Search Help dialog – Displays or hides a prompt whenever the user clicks the GeoSearch button. This prompt explains how to select a map area with the lasso tool for use in the search. For more information, refer to Search by Map Area.
    • Show Task Geodata – Displays or hides the geospatial data tab on the Tasks window. For more information, refer to Using the Tasking Tool in IMSMA.
  3. To confirm your changes, click the OK button. To undo your changes, click the Cancel button.