Gobe Productive User's Guide - Preferences

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# Preferences

Set Preferences | General Preferences | Spell Checking Preferences | Word Processing Preferences
Graphics Preferences | Image Processing Preferences | Spreadsheet Preferences |

Gobe Productive allows you to change some application defaults using the Preferences features. These preferences include such things as the default unit of measurement, the default font, and spell checking options.

| Important: Changing a preference option changes the option for the document file currently open. The preference is also saved and applied to all documents.

## To Set Preferences

1. Select Preferences from the File menu in any environment. The Preferences dialog box is displayed.

- To restore the original settings shipped with Gobe Productive, click Factory Settings.
- To revert the settings on a given panel to the previous settings, click Revert Panel. For example, if you are editing the Spell Checking Preferences, clicking Revert Panel changes the preferences back to whatever they were when last saved.
- To set a preference, click the small triangle beside the preference category and select the preference you wish to edit. Use the sections below to configure preferences.

## General Preferences

Undo Levels | The number of actions you can undo back to at any given point. For example, if this is set to 10, you can undo 10 actions at any time. Limited To: Limits how many undo/redo actions the application stores in memory. The default is 20. NOTE: The number of Undo Levels is document specific. Changing this preference option changes the Undo Levels for the document file currently open and is applied to all new documents. Existing documents on your system will not inherit the new preference option.
Rulers | Default Measure Units: The default unit of measurement for alignment, indentation, and the ruler. Ruler Divisions: The number of scale ticks between major ruler gradations.
Font | Default: The default text font for all documents. Spacing: Spacing refers to the way characters are typed in a Word Processing document or frame. The Character spacing option avoids any wobbling while typing but may put characters closer together. The String option produces a better spacing between characters.
Tool Tips | Tool Tips are short descriptions that appear when you place the cursor over buttons and indicators. Checking this option will enable the Tool Tips.

## Spell Checking Preferences

Word Checking Options

Ignore words with unusual mixed case: The spell checker skips any words with mixed cases, such as "HaPPy or "GBFunAtTime".

Ignore words with mixed letter and digit: The spell checker skips words with letters and numbers in the same word, such as "Jan17" or "2downtown".

Ignore words that are all upper case: The spell checker ignores words in all upper case letters, such as "ASAP" or "PDQ".

Ignore words that are capitalized: The spell checker ignores words that are capitalized within a sentence, such as " Gobe Software".

Suggested Replacement Words | Find by typographical similarity: The spell checker suggests words that are spelled similarly to the misspelled word. Find by phonetic similarity: The spell checker suggests words that sound the same as the misspelled word. Suggestions: Select the speed at which you want word suggestions found.

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## Word Processing Preferences

Home & End Keys | Move insertion point to start or end of line: The insertion point is moved to the start (Home) or End of the line. Scroll to start or end of document: The document scrolls to the start (Home) or End of the document without changing the position of the insertion point. If you start writing, the document scrolls back to where the insertion point is.
Page Up & Page Down Keys | Move insertion point up or down a page: The insertion point is moved to the top (Page Up) or to the bottom of the page (Page Down). Scroll up or down a page: The document scrolls to the top (Page Up) or to the bottom of the page (Page Down) without changing the position of the insertion point. If you start writing, the document scrolls back to where the insertion point is.
Live Text Wrap | Word processing text wraps around floating frames. When the Live Text Wrap option is checked, the text immediately wraps around the floating frame or graphic as you move it around the workspace. If the Live Text Wrap is not checked, the text wrap waits until after the frame or graphic is placed or dropped.

## Graphics Preferences

Selection Handles | Four handles: Graphic items, including frames, display four handles when selected. Eight handles: Graphic items, including frames, display eight handles when selected.
Polygon Closing | Manual: The application does not close polygon shapes. Automatic: The application automatically draws a straight line from the beginning point in the shape to the final point in the shape. Autosmooth Freehand: When checked, freehand shapes are smoothed by default.
Mouse Shift Constraint | Controls the movement constraint (in degrees) for drawing, resizing, and moving shapes while holding down the [SHIFT] key.

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## Image Processing Preferences

Use Checkered Background | When an image in an Image Processing document contains transparent or semi-transparent pixels (an alpha value other than 255), the background which shows through can either be white or a checkered pattern. The checkered pattern allows you to better identify transparent areas of the image.
Use External Editor | Options to choose different editors to edit images.

## Spreadsheet Preferences

Default Column Width | The default size of columns in a spreadsheet.
Default Row Height | The default size of rows in a spreadsheet.

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