Preferences

You can customize how certain features work by selecting your preferred settings in the Preferences dialog box.

If you work on a network, your preferences will be associated with your user name so they'll remain the same even if you move from one networked computer to another.

Preferences may be set for the following functional areas:

To open the Preferences dialog box:

  1. Do one of the following:

The Preferences dialog box appears.

What's displayed in ATX when Preferences is accessed will determine which section of Preferences is opened. For example, if Preferences is opened while an open return is displayed, Open Return Preferences will be shown.

Preferences dialog box (All Managers tab)

Preferences dialog box

The Preferences dialog box has the following functions:

Dialog Element

Description

Tabs

Click a tab and the preferences associated with that part of the application appears.

Help

Opens Program Help.

Reset Defaults

Resets all preferences on all tabs to their original default settings with the exception of the Backup and Files Preferences.

OK

Applies changes and closes the dialog box.

Apply

Applies changes only, leaving the dialog box open.

Cancel

Closes the Preferences dialog box.