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These settings are maintained in the User's local settings folder - typically:<br>
'''XP:''' C:\Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\WireCAD\WireCAD6\UserSettings.xml<br>
'''Vista/7:''' C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\WireCAD\WireCAD6\UserSettings.xml<br>

[[File:Userbasic.jpg|thumb|Project>Settings[User Basic]]]

==Settings Explanation==
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! Setting  !! Description
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| '''Skin Name'''|| Sets the appearance of the user interface.
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| '''Open New Drawing Upon Application Startup''' ||Self explanatory
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| '''Use the New Drawing Wizard''' ||Shows the New Drawing Wizard when you click File>New Drawing. Allows the use of template drawings. If set to false, just creates a new drawing without a template. [[File:Newdrawingwiz.jpg|thumb|File>New Drawing]]
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| '''Open Last Project When I Start WireCAD''' ||Behaves like earlier versions of WireCAD that opened the last project automatically on startup.
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| '''Show the WireCAD Startup Page''' ||The WireCAD Startup Page shows the latest news from the WireCAD ranch. [[File:Startpage.jpg‎|thumb|View>Show Start Page]]
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| '''Warn Me When I Mismatch a Signal Type''' ||When you finish drawing a cable WireCAD will check the source and destination port signal types and let you know if they don't match.<br>
You can use the new status panel to know the port type if you are confused.[[File:Portstatus.png|thumb|Port Status Panel]]
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| '''When I Double-click a Many-to-Many Cable Assign All of Them''' ||Many-to-Many cables that are set for Multiple Database Entries can either be assigned all at once by a single double-click, or if this setting is turned off a double-click will find the closest port to the cursor and assign that.
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| '''Keep My Equipment Library Open''' ||This is useful if you are using dual monitors and want to have the Equipment Library stay open on the other monitor.
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| '''When I Link Pointers Go Back''' ||The default Link Pointer function will leave you on the second sheet. If you set this to true it will jump you back to the first sheet.
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| '''Library Multiple Port Add Leading Zero Count''' ||Presets the Port Adder Dialog. [[File:Portadder.jpg‎‎|thumb|Database>Equipment Library[IO Tab]>Add Ports]]
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