Customizes options for articles and Article Windows. These settings affect all data files. To save your settings, select the OK button.
This dialog box is displayed when you select the Preferences Command (File Menu).
![]()
Article Window Size
Determines the size of new Article Windows:
| • | If Automatic is selected, Article Windows are opened with the default size relative to the size of the main Personal Knowbase window. |
| • | If Manual is selected, Article Windows are opened with the same size as the last window opened, and any user resizing is retained. |
![]()
Active URL Links
Determines whether Internet addresses (URLs) in Article Windows are clickable links:
| • | If Visible Active Links is selected, URLs are clickable and are changed to a blue, underlined format to make them easily identifiable. |
| • | If Invisible Active Links is selected, URLs are clickable but their format is not changed. This is the recommended setting. |
| • | If No Active Links is selected, URLs are not clickable. |
For more information about active links, see About Active Links in Article Windows.
![]()
Attachments
Open File/Folder Attachments Automatically with Article
If this box is checked, when an article with a file attachment opens, then the attached file opens in its associated Windows application. When an article with a folder attachment opens, the attached folder opens in a separate window.
Open Internet Attachments Automatically with Article
If this box is checked, when an article with an Internet attachment is opened, then your default Web browser opens, and the attached Internet address is sent to it.
For more information about attachments, see About Article Attachments.
![]()
Interpret years entered as 2-digit years as being between:
By default, all 2-digit years are treated as if they are dates from 2000 to 2099. To change this range, edit the end year. This affects dates you enter as well as dates from imported files.
For more information about how dates are handled, see Dates in Personal Knowbase.
![]()
Check Boxes
Display Date in Article Window
If this box is checked, each article's date is displayed in the Article Window. Otherwise, it is not displayed.
Display Time in Article Window
If this box is checked, each article's time is displayed in the Article Window. Otherwise, it is not displayed.
Save Article without Displaying Warnings
If this box is checked, all changes made to articles are automatically saved when Article Windows are closed. The Save Article Dialog Box warning is never displayed. Otherwise, this warning is displayed whenever a modified Article Window is closed.
Use First Line as Title When Untitled
If this box is checked, then when you close a new untitled article, the title is automatically created from the first line of the article's content. The title includes all text in the first line up to the end of the line or the first 20 words, whichever is less.
Assign Selected Keywords to New Articles
If this box is checked, then when you create a new article, the keywords which are currently in the Selected column of the Index Window are automatically assigned to the new article.
See Also:
Open Attachment Command (Article Menu)
Customizing the Article Window
Turning On (or Off) Active Links in Articles
Not Displaying the Save Article Warning Message
Preferences Dialog Box: Index Window
Preferences Dialog Box: Display
Preferences Dialog Box: Import
Preferences Dialog Box: Export