Change a User Setting

  • Click Tools/Options/User Settings menu item.
  • Make changes to any of the settings displayed on the form.
  • To Save changes:
    • Click Apply to save changes and remain in the options form.
    • or
    • Click OK to save changes and return to main form.
    • or
    • Click Settings/Accept menu item to save changes and return to main form.
  • To Cancel changes that have not yet been saved:
    • Click Cancel button.
    • or
    • Click Settings/Cancel menu item.
  • To back out changes made since last save:
    • Click Reset button.
  • To restore the original installation settings:
    • Click Settings/Restore.
    • CAUTION: This will overwrite any settings changes you have made since the application was installed.
  • To print the settings:
    • Click Tools/Options/Settings/Print Preview or Tools/Options/Settings/Print.
    • Click Tools/Options/Settings/Page Setup to adjust the format of the output

 

Valid Values for User Settings

 

App Setting

Description/Notes

Valid Values

Default folder containing files to encrypt

Default folder for files to encrypt.

This value can be overridden on the main form.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

Default folder for storing encrypted files

Default folder for writing to encrypted files.

 

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

Default folder containing encrypted files

Default folder for reading encrypted files.

 

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

Default folder for storing decrypted files

Default folder for files that have been encrypted.

 

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

Hide passwords on Main Form

 

Check this option to set to true. This will cause all the characters in password fields on the main form to be hidden by displaying asterisks (*) instead of the actual values.

Default is unchecked or false. Passwords are displayed in plain text.

Checked/Unchecked

(True/False)