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Personal Preferences

Although a system administrator controls most aspects of PowerWeb behavior, modify options to suit your preferences.

Use these steps for PowerWeb.

ClosedSet personal preferences

  1. Choose one of the following options:

    • In the context bar, click your name, and then click Preferences.

    • From the Miscellaneous section of the document, folder, or selection shortcut menus, select Preferences.

      The Change Preferences page appears.

  2. Select options using the descriptions in the following table and click OK.

ClosedReset preferences to default

To reset your personal preferences to their default settings

  1. Choose one of the following options:

    • In the context bar, click your name, and then click Preferences.

    • From the Miscellaneous section of the document, folder, or selection shortcut menus, select Preferences.

      The Change Preferences page appears.

  2. At the bottom of the page, click Reset Profile.

ClosedPersonal preference options

Personal preference options
Option Description
Create thumbnails on import of document Generates thumbnail images of new documents you upload to the vault.
Current time zone Select your local time zone so that time data displays correctly.
Language

Select your preferred language for the user interface text.

Note:

The selected language should match the Windows locale. This setting does not affect the viewing window.
Locale Select your preferred locale for the format of dates and decimals. For more information, see the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE article.
Remember location in vault between sessions When you start a new session, the vault opens to the last document you viewed.
Site cache mode

Select this option if a system administrator has configured a site cache server and provided a URL.

Meridian Application Integration must be installed on your PC. If file conflicts occur, errors appear in the progress dialog. Do not work on the same document from more than one PC in Remote mode with this option enabled.
Update thumbnails when releasing Quick Change Refreshes thumbnail images of documents you upload after making changes.
Use custom color scheme Displays PowerWeb using an alternate color scheme. Select a scheme from the list.
Workstation The name of the PC on which you are working. This locks files you modify to the PC to prevent overwriting. This is set automatically and cannot be changed.