Difference between revisions of "Setting User Preferences"

 
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[[File:SystemPreferences.png|thumb|300px|alt=A screenshot of the System Preferences window.|System Preferences Window.]]
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[[File:SystemPreferences.png|thumb|300px|alt=A screenshot of the System Preferences window.|User 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>
==How To Set the System Preferences==
 
 
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<li>Click '''Customisation > Preferences''' to open the System Preferences window.</li>
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<li>Click '''Customisation > User Preferences''' to open the User Preferences window.</li>
 
<li>Select from the following options:</li>
 
<li>Select from the following options:</li>
* '''Show Confirm Close dialog''' enables or disables the warning window asking for confirmation whenever you [[HowTo:Log out of IMSMA|Log Out of IMSMA]].
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* '''Show Confirm Close dialog''' enables or disables the warning window asking for confirmation whenever you [[Log out of IMSMA|Log Out of IMSMA]].
* '''Show Location Information''' displays or hides the Location and Country Structure information fields on the [[Current View Window | Current View Window]].
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* '''Show Location Information''' displays or hides the Location and Country Structure information fields on the [[Summary Window]].
* '''Show Geo Search Help dialog''' displays or hides a prompt explaining the map lasso tool whenever you click the [[Image:GeoSearchIcon.png | GeoSearch]] button during a [[HowTo:Search by Map Area|Search by Map Area]].
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* '''Show Geo Search Help dialog''' displays or hides a prompt explaining the map lasso tool whenever you click the [[Image:GeoSearchIcon.png | GeoSearch]] button during a [[Search by Map Area|Search by Map Area]].
* '''Show Task Geodata''' displays or hides the geospatial data tab on the [[Using the Tasking Tool in IMSMANG|Tasks]] window.
 
 
<li>To confirm your changes, click the '''OK''' button. To undo your changes, click the '''Cancel''' button.</li>
 
<li>To confirm your changes, click the '''OK''' button. To undo your changes, click the '''Cancel''' button.</li>
 
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It is also possible for each user to decided which columns to see in the [[Items Pane]] and [[List Window]] by using the [[Select Display Columns | column picker]].
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Latest revision as of 01:17, 27 May 2017

A screenshot of the System Preferences window.
User Preferences Window.

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

  1. Click Customisation > User Preferences to open the User Preferences window.
  2. Select from the following options:
  • Show Confirm Close dialog enables or disables the warning window asking for confirmation whenever you Log Out of IMSMA.
  • Show Location Information displays or hides the Location and Country Structure information fields on the Summary Window.
  • Show Geo Search Help dialog displays or hides a prompt explaining the map lasso tool whenever you click the GeoSearch button during a Search by Map Area.
  • To confirm your changes, click the OK button. To undo your changes, click the Cancel button.
  • It is also possible for each user to decided which columns to see in the Items Pane and List Window by using the column picker.