Defining Preferences

While the Document Properties settings define properties for a specific model, the Preferences settings affect the Dashboard Design application and its defaults. To access these settings, select File | Preferences.

The Preferences dialog box includes Document, Grid, Open, Language, Excel Options, and Accessibility sections. These preferences (especially those in the Excel Options section) should be set before creating a model to avoid potential development and performance issues. A Restore Defaults option is available for each section except Accessibility.

Document Preferences

The Document Preferences section includes options that can be changed for each model, but if you want your models to have a common size, theme/color ...

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