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Using the Preferences Tool
With the Preferences tool,
you can
make
a
number
of changes
to
your
Amiga. In
this tutorial,
you'll
learn how to
start
using Preferences
,
how to use Preferences
to make the
correct
monitor
setting
,
and
what to do
when you're finished
using
Preferences. The rest
of
the
chapter explains each of
the Preferences
option
in
detail.
Double-click on the Workbench disk icon, then double-click on
the Preferences icon. A window for Preferences
appears.
Tools
use
windows
to display
information and
to
accept information from you
.
The Preferences window
shows you
the
current settings for
Preferences
and
lets
you change
them
.
At
the left
of
the Preferences window,
you set
the number
of
characters (letters,
numbers,
and symbols)
to
appear on each
line
of
the display
.
To the right of the
word
Text
are
two
gadgets. one
marked
60 and
the
other
marked 80. If
you're
using
an Amiga
Monitor
or another
ROB monitor,
select
80.
If you have
an
NTSC monitor
or
television
attached to your Amiga, select
60
.
The
gadget for
the option
you choose
is highlighted
in a
different
color;
the
unchosen
option
remains the background
color.
When
you're
done,
select
Save to
save your choices on
the Workbench
disk and
return to the Workbench
.
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Using Preferences
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