The Preferences dialog box enables you to set the preferences for the program.

There are four Tabs in this dialog box:

General tab

Undo/Redo section

You can set the number of undo/redo levels for the program. If you set the Undo/Redo level to 0, the Undo/Redo feature will be turned off and the program will not be able to Undo any of your steps. The maximum number for this feature is 10, i.e., you can undo up to 10 steps or modifications that you have made in your project when you set the number in this option.

Autosave section

The Autosave feature helps to prevent the loss of information. To enable it, switch the check box on, then define the period with which the program will automatically Save the project.

Startup section

You can decide which dialog box or which screen the program will first display each time you start it. The options are:

This dialog box enables you to choose which screen or dialog box will be displayed at program startup. The program will save this setting as the default setting, and will use it until you change it again.

Files section

Create Backup Files check box. If you check this box, the program will not overwrite old file when you save a file with the same name. It will create backup copies. The Recent File List Length enables you to set the number of recently used files that will be listed in the File pull-down menu.

Graphic Editor tab

Ruler Units section

Different measurement units are available for the ruler guides of the Workspace in the Graphic Editor. You have to select the most convenient one for you. Four choices are available:

Workspace section

Displaying the shadow of the Sheet and the Divider lines is optional. There are two check boxes:

To change color click the color button. It will bring the Choose Color dialog box with color library combo box and palette. You can choose color library and color from the palette. If you want more colors than you have in the palette, click the More button to create new color in the standard Color window.

See also the Workspace and Sheet help topics.

Objects section

Here you have two alternatives when adding object in the program's Workpage:

Grid section

To help you place objects within the Graphic Editor more accurately, you can place vertical and horizontal grid web lines on the Work page.

WebSite tab

You can set the Default Colors for the page's Visual Properties in this tab.
Setting the Text, Link, Background colors can be done by clicking the color representing button, which will bring the Choose Color window.

In this tab you can also set the Encoding for the Project you create.
You can set font styles for floating and fixed fonts, and also the Encoding for your Site.

To make your own color library see the Color Library Edit section.

Put a checking mark in checkbox below Encoding section to Insert Program logo and link to website in the Home page (www.photoring.com). Uncheck this checkbox to cansel inserting of logo and link in the Home page.

Browsers tab

The program has an internal browser to preview your Web site projects. You can also use an external browser for that purpose. You can Add, Modify, Delete, or Set as Default any browser. It can be Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or another browser. To add a browser click the Add button, then choose the browser you wish and click the Open button. The browser with its specific icon appears in the Browsers window. The Modify button can change the properties of the browser selected. To delete a browser, select it and press Delete. The Set as Default command sets the selected browser as default.

In this tab you can list the starting addresses in your directory. These addresses will appear in the Web Promote menu in the File menu. This is done in the Web Promote Lookup box. Here you can Add a new location or delete it.

To add a new location, type its description in the name text box and its URL in the appropriate text box, then click the Add button.