Difference between revisions of "Setting User Preferences"

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<li>Click '''Customisation > Preferences''' to open the System Preferences window.</li>
 
<li>Click '''Customisation > Preferences''' to open the System 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 [[Summary Window]].
 
* '''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.
 
* '''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>

Revision as of 14:58, 6 June 2013

A screenshot of the System Preferences window.
System 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 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.
    • Show Task Geodata displays or hides the geospatial data tab on the Tasks window.
  3. To confirm your changes, click the OK button. To undo your changes, click the Cancel button.