The Preferences have been mentioned in several of the previous topics. There are four basic preferences that must be set and are stored as preferences in MPC and in each custom calendar file you create.
1. The basic preferences set in the Preferences window. This sets the calendar options for including icons, names, banners small calendars background windows and what type of graphics will be used.
2. The second is the calendar size that is set through the options in the Calendar Size window.
3. The third is the options set from the Fonts window. These include; The calendar fonts, colors, pen sizes, patterns, and the location of the individual elements within the calendar rectangle. These dimensions are set relative to the individual rectangle, so changing the calendar size or orientation will require repositioning these elements.
4. The last option is to set how you want MPC to act in the foreground and background. Normally program windows will remain open when you switch to another application. To keep MPC at your finger tips and not clutter your desktop you should select to use the background window. This places a small icon size window anywhere you choose on your desktop when you move out of MPC. This window will show the current time according to your system clock. If you also select to remember the open windows, the windows will be recreated in exactly the place they were before you left when you click on the small window.
MPC stores all of this information internally as well as in individual custom calendar files. Opening an individual custom calendar file will not change the internal preferences unless you select the "Save" button in the Preferences window after opening a custom file. Use these files to store formats for the most used sizes and styles of calendars and reports you create. Don't change the preferences each time you want to create a different report. Change the options once and then save your setup in a file. It will save you tons of time!!
Remember once you have selected "Save" in the Preferences window you have changed the internal preferences and subsequent calendars will be created using these options until changed. Selecting "Revert" after selecting "Save" will have no effect.
