The General tab of the Options dialog box lets you set a variety of high-level preferences. Click Options from the Tools menu to open the Options dialog box.
Setting the Recently Used File List
You can specify how many recently used files you want Designer to remember. The default value is 4.
The Open menu lists the most recently used files according to the number specified here. Set the number to include the maximum number of files you want displayed from the Open menu.
By default, the Undo and Redo commands on the Edit menu reverse (Undo) or reverse the reversal (Redo) of the most recent five actions. The Options dialog box lets you specify that Designer remember from 0 to 100 undo and redo steps since the last save.
Increasing the number of steps lets you undo and redo more actions as you work. However, Designer uses more system memory as you increase the limit.
Setting the Auto Save Time Period
Specify the number of minutes for Designer to automatically save a temporary copy of files that have unsaved changes. If the system crashes you can restore the files and will have lost only those changes made since the last auto save. However, if you are working on a large file, and auto save slows you down, you may want to increase this number.
Setting the Make Backups on Save
Select this option to back up files every time you save a document. This retains a copy of the previous version of all document files. Designer appends the extension BAK to the filename. When the Make Backups option is selected, you have two copies of the document on disk--the current version and the previously saved version.
The backup version is overwritten each time you save the document.
Select this option to output only one page when using the QSF format for publishing to QuickVector.
Smart colorization automatically adjusts the hue of grouped objects when changing the color of the group of objects.
There are many formats in which to save your Designer files. Click the arrow button to reveal a list of all the available formats.
Setting the Horizontal/Vertical Offset
This option specifies the offset when duplicating objects (using the Duplicate command on the Edit menu, or its shortcut CTRL+D). The new object is offset by the values you specify.