User Font
If you find the Font used in Big Business too small or too large, hard to read, or that long entires are cut off without displaying completely, you can select a new font in a smaller or larger size. This solution provides the details. (5761)
Big Business 9.8 updates these settings.
Each User can specify his or her choice of Font, Font Size, and Font Style. Suitability of a font choice is left to the discretion of the user. Larger font choices may not allow all data to be displayed.
To Select a Font:
1. Open the Notes Prefs from the Notes toolbar.
2. From the Field Font pop-up menu choose from the list of Fonts on your computer.
If you will be switching workstations, choose a font which resides on the other system as well.
3. Choose a Font Size and Font Style.
4. Save the Notes Prefs, then open a new window in another tool to see the results.
Notes:
• Font Styles usually include Plain, Bold, Italic, and Underline, but may not be available for all fonts. Additionally, Outline, Shadow, Condensed, and Extended are available on Mac workstations.
• To restore default settings choose the Use Default entry at the top of the Field Font pop-up menu.
User Settings
User Settings let users change settings, such as Auto Zoom. By choosing System Setting they can use the setting you have chosen in the Company card.
User Settings Prefs let you control access to User Settings. By choosing Hide Settings you can block access to User Settings.
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User Settings let users change settings, such as Auto Zoom. By choosing System Setting they can use the setting you have chosen in the Company card.
User Settings Prefs let you control access to User Settings. By choosing Hide Settings you can block access to User Settings.
Choices for User Settings Prefs are:
• System Setting (recommended)
• Show Settings
• Hide Settings
To set User Settings Prefs for your Company:
1. Go to the Company Card to the Settings tab
2. For User Settings Prefs choose a setting
3. Click OK to save the Company Card
Setting User Preferences
Big Business includes per-User Preferences. They are found in Notes Prefs and include:
• Default Window Size - used by new resizable window
• Tool Tips - to hide or show the yellow Tips for fields and tools
• Default Sort Order - choose Descending to show recent items first in sorted lists (5652)
Big Business includes per-User Preferences. They are found in Notes Prefs and include:
Default Window Size lets you select your screen size, so that resizable windows will open to an appropriate size. Select a size from pop-down menu.
Tool Tips allows you to turn off the yellow Tips which appear when you hold your pointer over a tool or field. To keep Tool Tips from appearing, choose "Don't Show" from the pop-down menu.
Default Sort Order lets you change the default sort order for searches and histories to "Descending." Choose "Descending" from the pop-down menu to have displays sorted with the most recent entries at the top.
Note that these settings are specific to a Sign-In name. Changing your User Preferences will not affect other users. For Big Business Server, your settings will follow you when you Sign-In from different workstations. Also note that changes to User Prefs do not affect open windows.
Additional User Preferences, added in Big Business 4, are covered in Chapter 22.
If you want to save space on your screen, you can choose to hide the toolbar. When the toolbar is hidden, you need to use the Tools and Toolbars menus instead.
To hide the toolbar:
• Choose Hide Toolbar from the Windows menu
To redisplay the toolbar:
• Choose Show Toolbar from the Windows menu