# Setting Up the Operating Environment[Preferences] dialog box

Set the operating environment of Desk or Viewer in the [Preferences] dialog box.
Use this dialog box to set the operation preferences for Desk or Viewer.
[Categories] in the left area is divided into [DocuWorks Viewer Options], [DocuWorks Desk Options], [DocuWorks Desk Options], [DocuWorks Viewer Control Options], and [Common Settings]. The content displayed in the right area varies depending on which item is selected.
Note
[Extended Folder] under [DocuWorks Desk Options] will appear only when you display the [Preferences] dialog box from Desk. This option will not appear when you display the dialog box from Viewer.

## [DocuWorks Viewer Options]

### [When Starting Up]

Use this tab to set the preferences applied immediately after Viewer is started. [When Starting Up] is initially selected when you display the [Preferences] dialog box from Viewer.

### [View]

Use this tab to set the preferences applied when a document is opened.

### [Full Screen Display]

Use this tab to set the display format applied in full screen view.

### [Signature]

Use this tab to set the preferences applied when a document is saved with a signature.

### [Design]

Use this tab to set the preferences such as the background color for the selected string, highlight color for text, and the style of the windows.

### [Others]

Use this tab to set the save destination for new documents and whether to insert line breaks when copying text from body.

## [DocuWorks Desk Options]

### [General]

Use this tab to set the appearance of DocuWorks Desk, the recycle bin, background processing when printing, and folders to be opened when starting Desk. [General] is initially selected when you display the [Preferences] dialog box from Desk.

### [Document Operation]

Use this tab to specify document operation such as how to operate when double-clicking a document.

### [Import Files]

Use this tab to specify how to import application files and image files.

### [Scan and Import]

Use this tab to specify the paper size, color image quality and compression rate.

### [Save Scanned Document]

Use this tab to specify a location and a document name for saving a scanned document.

### [View]

Use this tab to specify how to display files in the workspace and the items in list view.

### [Extended Folder]

Set an extended folder to be displayed.
This tab is displayed only if an extendable tool is installed. The following extendable tool is available.

- Neighborhood Desks
- Device Folder Extended Folder
- Working Folder
- Cloud Connect

## [DocuWorks Desk Options]

### [General]

Use this tab to set the preferences applied when a tray is started or closed.

### [New Document Notification Settings]

Use this tab to set the preferences for notifications of new documents.

### [Link Settings with Multifunction Device]

Use this tab to set the preferences for linking with multifunction devices.

### [Tray Operation Settings]

Use this tab to set the operation when a document is moved to a tray.

## [DocuWorks Viewer Control Options]

### [Communication]

Use this tab to specify the download status of a document and set temporary files.

### [View]

Use this tab to specify the display size of documents.

### [Copy Image]

Use this tab to select the resolution of the copy image and set the color mode.

## [Common Settings]

### [Log]

Configure settings related to DocuWorks operation log.

### [Notifications]

Use this tab to configure settings related to update notifications.

### [Network Settings]

Use this tab to configure network settings.

### [Cloud Service Linkage Settings]

Use this tab to set linkage with a cloud service.

### [OK]

Applies the settings you have changed and closes the dialog box.

### [Apply]

Applies the settings you have changed. Selecting this does not close the dialog box.

### [Cancel]

Cancels the settings and closes the dialog box.