Customizing The Main Data Protector Express Window; Setting User Interface Preferences - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

• The option is not available in the edition of Data Protector Express you have installed.
• An error occurred when starting Data Protector Express. Review the alerts to see if an option
failed to start properly when you started the application.

Customizing the main Data Protector Express window

Several elements of the main Data Protector Express window can be rearranged or their appearance
modified. Changes to settings are retained for future work sessions.
• Move the Menu bar and Desk bar to a new location on the screen. To move them, cursor over the
area with the dots. The cursor changes to double arrows. Drag the bar to the new location. You
can place them at the top or bottom of the screen, along the right or left side of the screen, or you
can let them "float" anywhere on the screen.
Show or hide the Status Bar. Click the View menu and select Status Bar to show or hide it.
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• Change the appearance of the detail area. Click the Views button and select Tile, Icons, List
or Details.
• Change the color scheme and animation settings for Data Protector Express. From the File
menu, select Preferences.
• Organize jobs, commands, and other objects by creating a custom desk bar.
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• Change an icon associated with an object.
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• Add custom descriptions to objects.
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• Create a custom profile that contains only those settings and features that you want to use while
running Data Protector Express.
For more information, see

Setting user interface preferences

Use the Preferences view to control the appearance and actions of the user interface. Changes are
user-specific and are used each time you log on to Data Protector Express until you modify them.
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Administering Backup
Creating a custom desk
Changing the icon associated with an
Adding custom descriptions to
Customizing profiles.
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