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General Settings

Basic

Language

Select the program interface language
The interface language is selected automatically based on the operating system language

Interface

This setting determines the size of buttons in the control panel and the font of program elements

After changing, restart the program and adjust the size and position of windows and buttons

Date Format

Specifies the order: yyyy.mm.dd, dd.mm.yyyy, or another
By default - ISO format, as in the overlay - yyyy.mm.dd
From system - as in Windows

3D

Sets the main parameters for building 3D models in the program

Screen

Default Layout by Studies

Sets the number of studies on the program screen at startup

Default Layout by Series

Sets the placement of series/images in each study on the program screen
The placement of series/images can be defined separately for certain specialties

Scrollbar Size

Sets the width of the scroll bar
Adjust depending on monitor resolution

Preview Bar

Controls the display of image and study thumbnails in the Preview Bar

Show N Studies

Sets the maximum number of studies in the Preview Bar

Study Header

Click this button and specify with checkmarks the study header attributes in the Preview Bar
Items that cannot be removed are gray

Maximum Thumbnail Height

Sets the maximum height of image thumbnails in the Preview Bar in proportion to the buttons in the Tool Bar
The Preview Bar width is set in Configuring Window and Toolbar Sizes and Positions

Hide Thumbnails

Automatically hide thumbnails of inactive (not displayed on screen) studies
Inactive studies will be represented only by headers

Clear at Startup

Click on to check the box
The Preview Bar will be empty when the program starts
By default, studies from the previous session are displayed in the Preview Bar

Mouse

Allows you to select the default tool for mouse buttons and the wheel
The tool for scrolling the mouse wheel can be defined separately for each specialty

Set After Measurement Completion

After completing any measurement, the program will automatically switch to the default left mouse button function
For example, after completing a line measurement - switch to Brightness/Contrast

Double Click

Allows you to disable the left mouse button double-click in the program
By default - zoom panel in/out to full screen
See also
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