Although most aspects of PowerWeb behavior are controlled by a System Administrator, you can modify some options to suit your own preferences.
Use these steps for PowerWeb.
Set Personal Preferences
To set your personal preferences:
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Choose between two options:
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In the context bar, click your name, and then click the Preferences.
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Select Preferences from the Miscellaneous section of the document, folder, or selection shortcut menus.
The Change Preferences page appears.
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Select options using the descriptions in the following table and click OK.
Reset Preferences to Default
To reset your personal preferences to their default settings:
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Choose between two options:
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In the context bar, click your name, and then click the Preferences.
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Select Preferences from the Miscellaneous section of the document, folder, or selection shortcut menus.
The Change Preferences page appears.
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Click Reset Profile at the bottom of the page.
Personal Preference Options
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Site cache mode |
Select this option if a System Administrator has configured a site cache server for the users at your location and has given you the URL to enter as described in Configure Local Workspace. Meridian Application Integration must be installed on your PC. If any file conflicts occur with the local workspace copies, the errors will appear in the progress dialog box that is shown when the command runs. If you will work under a different account in the site cache server's domain or if the site cache server is behind a proxy server, configure the settings described in Configure a Site Cache Connection. Important!
Do not work on the same document from more than one PC in Remote mode with this option enabled or document content inconsistencies can occur. If a user attempts to open a document where the version in the vault is newer than the version in their local workspace, PowerWeb and Application Integrations warn the user that the document may contain updates from other users, and that any local changes may be lost after synchronization. The user can then abort the operation. |
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Select this option if PowerWeb components are installed on your PC. This option and those shown by Document Transfer Options and Viewer Options are supported only on Internet Explorer. Click Document Transfer Options to set your personal preferences for downloading documents. Only available if Site cache mode is disabled, ActiveX compatibility mode is enabled, and the ActiveX components are installed on the PC. Click Viewer Options to set your personal preferences for the viewing window. For more information, see Change Viewers. Only available if ActiveX compatibility mode is enabled and the ActiveX components are installed on the PC. |
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| Workstation |
The name of the PC on which you are working. This is used to lock files that you modify to the PC and to prevent them from being overwritten by changes made at another PC. This is set automatically by default under most circumstances and cannot be changed. If this option is empty in your environment, enter the name of the PC on which you are working. If you typically work from multiple PCs, enter the name of the PC where you typically make changes and the documents will be locked to that PC. You cannot transfer documents that are currently locked from one PC to another. To make changes to documents that are currently locked to a different PC, first unlock them on that PC and then lock them on the other PC |
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View renditions |
Displays the rendition of the selected document instead of the source file when comparing documents and when viewing the full screen property window for revisions. |
| View hotspots | Whenever a document is viewed, hotspots are automatically displayed. |
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Generates thumbnail images of new documents you upload to the vault. |
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Remember location in vault between sessions |
When you start a new PowerWeb session, opens the vault to the last document you viewed. |
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Update thumbnails when releasing Quick Change |
Refreshes thumbnail images of documents you upload after making changes. |
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Enable viewing the vault at a baseline or specific date or time |
This option enables History mode, which allows you to select a specific point in the past and view the contents of the Vault. When you are viewing the vault in History mode, your documents are read-only. |
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Current time zone |
Select your local time zone so that time data is displayed correctly. |
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Use custom color scheme |
Displays PowerWeb using an alternate color scheme. Select a scheme from the list. For information about customizing the available color schemes or creating new ones, |
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Language |
Select your preferred language for the user interface text. |
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Locale |
Select your preferred locale for the format of dates and decimals in numbers. |
