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Customize - Launch

  The Launch settings are reached by choosing Customize from the Options tab on the Ribbon bar and then clicking on the Launch option on the menu panel.   (See Customize Options for a summary of the customization options.)


Legacy offers to start your web browser, word processor, or text editor to view web pages or reports that you have generated.  Normally, the default program for your computer is used.  You can override these settings and use a different program to view the results by filling in one or more of the program fields.

11.1 Alternate Applications
  • Web Browser - Click the Change button and specify the drive and folder of the web browser you would like to use.  For example, Internet Explorer may be located at:
    "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe"
  • Word Processor - Click the Change button and specify the drive and folder of your word processor.  This might be:
    " C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Winword.exe"
  • Text Editor - Click Change and specify the drive and folder of your text editor.  This is often NotePad or WordPad that comes with Windows.  For example:
    "C:\Program Files\Accessories\Wordpad.exe"  or "C:\Windows\Notepad.exe"
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader - Click the Change button and specify the drive and folder of your reader for PDF files.  This might be something like:
    "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"

    You can test each setting by clicking the Launch button next to it.

    Saving Your Settings as Future Default Values
    You can save the option settings you have selected to be future User-Defaults.  See How Legacy Saves Option Settings for more information.

    Changing the Settings Back to Their Default Values
    You can change the customize options back to their default settings.  See  How Legacy Saves Option Settings for more information.

    For information on the other sections in the Customize area, see:
    General Settings
    Data Entry and Edit
    Data Format
    Data Defaults
    Dates
    Locations
    Sources
    View
    Colors
    Fonts
    Other Settings

    (See Where to Find an Option for a complete, alphabetized list of each available option and where to find it.)


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