Chapter 39 Auto-Zoom Prefs
Auto-Zoom Prefs help you see better by automatically opening windows larger or not.
Choose Compact to use standard windows for data entry and easily see around them. Choose Auto-Zoom to automatically open data entry windows larger and as resizable.
Auto-Zoom Prefs are available in Company card, Company Prefs, for System Setting, and in My Prefs, User Settings, to use or override the System Setting with your prefs.
Auto Zoom Prefs
Zoom Prefs let you choose how you want to display windows used for entering data.
Choices for Zoom Prefs are:
• System Setting
• Compact
• Auto Zoom
Choices for Zoom Prefs are:
• System Setting - classic
• Classic - fixed window widths (no zoom)
• Auto - windows open wider and scale (zoom)
To set your Zoom Prefs:
1. Go to the Employee toolbar to My Prefs
2. For Zoom Prefs choose a setting
3. Click OK to save My Prefs
To set Zoom Prefs for your Company:
1. Go to the Company card to the Company Prefs tab
2. For Zoom Prefs choose a setting
3. Click OK to save the Company Card
Auto Zoom
Auto Zoom is being added in Big Business 10. It includes many changes:
• windows automatically open wider
• fonts automatically grow
• margins are added
• windows can be resized
• windows can be maximized
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• windows automatically open wider
- most windows automatically open wider
- most dialogs resize
• fonts automatically grow
- fonts scale using an aspect ratio (.6) and default (12 point)
- setting My Prefs, Font Size, to Use Default is recommended
• margins added
- margins are added to most tool windows (21 points)
• windows can be resized
- most windows can be made wider by dragging their lower right corner
- making the window wider scales contents
• windows can be maximized
- windows can be made larger by clicking the Maximize button
Larger Windows
Big Business includes a few features to make your windows larger so they are easier to work with:
• Auto-Zoom scales windows so the content is bigger and easier to read
• Window Height opens windows taller so you can see more line items
Your settings follow you to any computer you use, so please choose options that work for you everywhere.
Resize Dialog
Dialogs have been updated so they can resize when Auto-Zoom is on.
Auto-Zoom in My Prefs makes windows bigger and resizable.
Now Dialog windows are resizable, like the Postings window pictured which is now bigger than its invoice.
Resize Item
Items have been updated so they can resize when Auto-Zoom is on.
Auto-Zoom in My Prefs makes windows bigger and resizable.
Now Item card is resizable so layouts like Qty Pricing grow.
Auto Zoom Fixes
Big Business 12.10 fixes a conflict on nested dialogs, like Invoice Prefs on Customer Prefs, that can lock up when the Command key is used.
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Big Business 11.13 fixes scaling of Settings dialogs for BigCommerce, Shopify, and so on.
Big Business 11.4 fixes sizing of Customer Search on Refund too.
Big Business 10.19 fixes Show Warehouses, the toggle button on the Item card to show Warehouse Qty's.
Big Buisness 10.19 fixes Big Business Mail by removing the Splitter.
Big Business 10.15 fixes Item Prefs for Custom Tabs.
Big Business 10.13 fixes Zoom for Contact, Customer, Item, and Vendor Listings.
Big Business 10.8 updates Listings to open taller.
Big Business 10.5 fixes Searches to refresh. If you double-click to edit an entry, it will be updated when you return to the Search List window. Prior to this fix the Search List would show old values for the modified record until refreshed.
Compact Windows
Compact Windows are a key feature of Big Business and when Auto Zoom functions were added, original-size windows were called Classic. They are now called Compact.
Compact windows are designed to be intuitive and fast and to work well in tight space. If you are working on a single screen, using multiple apps, you will appreciate the size.
Within a window, only preset options appear, the contents never shift, data entry is fast and consistent, and keyboard shortcuts work 100% of the time to speed through.