How to configure general settings for the Description screen

Target audience:
Users who want to customize the behavior, appearance, and formatting of the Description screen.

Core purpose:
To guide users through accessing and adjusting general settings such as hyperlink behavior, measurement units, font defaults, and layout preferences.

Steps to access general settings

1. Go to the Layout tab.
2. Select Options from the Description Screen group.
3. A settings window will appear with multiple configuration options.

Available settings and what they do

Hyperlink style and color

• Change the style and color of hyperlinks.
• These changes apply only to new hyperlinks, not existing ones.

Use CTRL + Click to follow hyperlink

• When enabled, users must press CTRL while clicking a hyperlink to follow it.
• Applies to all hyperlinks in the Description screen.

Show tooltip on hyperlink

• Displays a tooltip when hovering over a hyperlink.
• Useful when hyperlink text has been modified and doesn’t clearly show its destination.

Measurement unit

• Choose between centimeters or inches.
• Affects the ruler and other measurement-based settings.
• Switching units will convert and round existing values.

Tab width

• Set the spacing for tab stops in the Description screen.

Default font settings

• Configure the default font for all topics.
• Note: Changes apply to the entire database and affect all users.

Default paragraph settings

• Adjust how paragraphs are formatted in newly created topics.
• See the Paragraph section for more details.

Default page settings

• Set default page layout options for each topic.
• Refer to Page Setup for available configurations.

Important notes

• Changes to default font, paragraph, and page settings are global and affect all users.
• Hyperlink settings only apply to newly created links.
• Tooltip visibility improves navigation clarity, especially when link text is customized.