The Paper Tiger User Preferences change how the software is displayed. Your system comes with default settings for these preferences, but you can modify them.
To change user preferences, follow these steps:
1. Select Preferences from the View menu. The User Preferences dialog is displayed. Click on the tabs to change between preference options. The preferences are described in the tables for each option below.
2. Select or deselect options by clicking on the proper box; typing in the proper field; and clicking the … button to find the proper file.
3. Click the OK button. The preferences are set.
You can also choose your preferences by selecting Quick Preferences from the View menu.
*Note: Not all options are available in Basic Edition of The Paper Tiger.
Preference: Description
General
Allow Grid Edits: Allow changes to the table in the Browser.
Show Open Items: Show available places to put items.
Show Tool Tips: Show brief descriptions of toolbar buttons when you point to the buttons using the mouse. (To see the description, place the pointer on the button and wait a moment.)
Show Status Bar: Show the status bar at the bottom of The Paper Tiger main window.
Show All Locations Tab: Include a tab for all of your locations in the Browser.
Disable Spelling-checker: This disables the spelling-checker.
Case Sensitive Search: This option alters the way the search function works by differentiating between lower case letters and uppercase letters.
Default to Summary in Wizards: This defaults all wizards to display the Summary tab instead of the Step-by-Step tab.
Disable Location Memory: This disables the Location Memory feature.
Disable Automatic Find: This disables the Automatic Find feature.
Disable Reminder Pop-up: This disables the Reminder Pop-up notification.
Suppress Notes Column: This removes the Notes column from the browser view.
Suppress Category Column: This removes the Category column from the browser view.
Suppress Action Column: This removes the Action column from the browser view.
Reminders Horizon (days): Specify a number of days before an action date that you wish to be reminded of the action date. The Reminders List will include the action date that many days in advance.
Menu Styles*
Classic Windows: Selecting this menu style puts the least possible visual effect on the Paper Tiger interface.
Windows XP: Selecting this menu style puts a moderate amount of visual effect on the Paper Tiger interface.
Office XP: Selecting this menu style puts a moderate amount of visual effect on the Paper Tiger interface.
Office 2003: Selecting this menu style puts a highest possible amount of visual effect on the Paper Tiger interface.
* In Windows 2000, the “Windows XP” and “Office XP” styles are indistinguishable. Disabling the “Themes” service in the Windows XP Operating System removes visual effects on “Windows XP,” “Office XP,” and “Office 2003″ Menu Style modes.
Sounds
Play Sounds: Specify whether to play event sounds.
Toss: Specify the sound (.WAV) file to play when you toss an item.
Empty Trash: Specify the sound (.WAV) file to play when you empty the trash.
Update Field: Specify the sound (.WAV) file to play when you update a field in the Browser.
Start Up: Specify the sound (.WAV) file to play when you start The Paper Tiger.
Overdue Action Items: Specify the sound (.WAV) file to play when overdue action items are detected during startup.
Startup
Show Getting Started at startup: Selecting this option will have the program display a helpful document on how to use The Paper Tiger to organize your workplace.
Show Tips at startup: Show tips that help with various aspects of organization and usage of The Paper Tiger.
Shutdown
Automatic Database Backup: Automatically generates a Differential Backup upon exiting the software. (This does not create an off-site backup, but it is recommended that you manually archive your database to an off-site location such as a flash drive or CD-rom.)
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