General

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The General page of the Options dialog is shown below:

LocalOptions

General Settings:

·Author - The default author used when new elements are created and modifications made
·Clipboard Format - Graphic format in which to save image to clipboard; Metafile has the best detail
·Double-click on Browser - Configure Project Browser window behavior
·Use JET 4.0 - requires restart - Use JET 4.0 as database engine; this ensures compatibility with .EAP files compatible with versions of MS Access later than Access 97
·Use extended << and >> characters - For some double byte character sets, it is best to select this checkbox
·Allow custom RTF tags in reports - Enable the use of custom RTF tags in reports
·Project Directory - Default location of Enterprise Architect projects
·File Directory - Default location for files
·Web Home - Specifies the default home page to open when clicking on the Home button in the internal web browser
·Web Search - Specifies the default web page to open when clicking on the Web Search button in the internal web browser
·Web Mail - Specifies the email server address (http://xxxxx/exchange/) for accessing email through the web browser within Enterprise Architect
·Confirm Deletes - Clear to bypass the Confirmation dialog - only for experienced users!
·Allow Free Sorting - Enables 'free sorting' of elements in the Project Browser window regardless of type
·Show Stereotypes - Shows element and feature stereotypes in the Project Browser window
·Ensure Dropped is Visible - If this option is selected, when moving an element in the Project Browser window to another folder, the destination folder opens when you drop the element. If this option is unselected, the destination folder stays closed when you drop the element.
·Hide Properties Info Section - When selected, hides the properties information status bar on the Properties tab.
·Always open maximized - When selected, Enterprise Architect always starts up in a maximized window.
·Main Diagram Tabs at Bottom (requires restart) - When selected (by default) the diagram tabs appear at the bottom of the main view. Clearing this option results in the tabs being located at the top of the main view.
·Max Hierarchy View Depth - Sets the maximum number of levels the hierarchy opens to on the Hierarchy tab.
·Open Hierarchy View to - Sets the initial number of levels the hierarchy opens to on the Hierarchy tab.