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<section id="preferences">
<title>Preferences</title>
<para>
The
<emphasis role="strong">Preferences</emphasis>
dialog is the dialog used to set user preferences. The
Preferences dialog pages can be searched using the filter
function. To filter by matching the page title, simply type the
name of the page you are seeking and the available pages will be
presented below. The filter also searches on keywords such as
appearance and java. The history controls allow you to navigate
through previously viewed pages. To step back or forward several
pages at a time, click the drop down arrow and a list of the
most recently viewed preference pages will appear.
</para>
<para>
The Preferences dialog can be found from the main workbench
<emphasis role="strong">Window</emphasis>
menu under
<emphasis role="strong">
Window >
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<imagedata contentdepth="1em"
fileref="images/preferences.png" format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
Preferences
</emphasis>
. Preference pages contributed by plug-ins will be found in this
dialog.
</para>
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</section>