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4.1.0 Basic Preferences
In this section we will briefly cover how to change user preferences.
  1. Select the Edit→Preferences menu item to bring up the User Preferences window. This window consists of seven tabs.
  2. Select the General tab.
  3. Go to the Formats and Data tab.
  4. Select the View tab. These are preferences used in the map display to determine clipping, wireframe display, background color, etc.
  5. Select the Navigation tab. This allows you to define different mouse and key bindings.
  6. Select the Toolbar tab. This allows you top define what toolbar icons are shown on the toolbar.
  7. Select the System tab. These are preferences used to change the system settings such as the amount of memory allocated to the IDV, data caching, threading and some Java 3D settings. In order for these changes to take effect, the user will have to restart the IDV.

 


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