Preferences Overview

Preferences are available on the File menu (click File) in the main window of every DC 2009 application. The Preferences options enable you to modify DC 2009's performance, interface, and overall behavior. You can view and set up the default System, Workstation, and User capabilities on your system. When an application is open, you can modify some of the default settings, such as the "Account Defaults" and "Remote Unit Defaults;" however, the default settings will be reinitialized when the application is closed.

Each group of preferences options is provided on an associated tab:

	Custom Report Layout tab - These options allow you to setup a report header and footer template that is used when a report is generated. You are provided a number of formatting options to use in setting up the default report headers and footers
	Account Defaults tab - These options allow you to design a default Account information template that is displayed whenever you choose to add a new Account to the system.
	Account Selection tab - These options allow you to specify the order and size of the information that is displayed when an Account is selected from an Available Accounts list. You can also specify the default Use and Search For fields for the search engine, the default Current Selection field information that is displayed when an Account is selected from the Available Accounts list, and you can define 3 Custom key titles for Accounts.
	Remote Unit Defaults tab - These options allow you to design a default Remote Unit information template that is used whenever you choose to add a new Remote Unit to the system.
	Remote Unit Selection tab - These options allow you to specify the order and size of the information that is displayed when a Remote Unit is selected from an Available Remote Units list. You can also specify the default Use and Search For fields for the search engine, the default Current Selection field information that is displayed when a Remote Unit is selected from the Available Remote Units list, and you can define two Custom key titles for Remote Units.
	Input Selection tab - These options allow you to specify the order and size of the information that is displayed when a Remote Unit Input is selected from an Available Inputs list. You can also specify the default Use and Search For fields for the search engine, the default Current Selection field information that is displayed when an input is selected from the Available Inputs list, and you can define 2 Custom key titles for Remote Unit Inputs.
	Operational tab - These options allow you to set up various system display options, such as the color in which edited data is displayed and the number of decimal places that Intervals, Daily readings, and Time of Call readings display.

As DC 2009 expands, the number of available preferences will also grow. Many helpful options are planned for future releases.