Changing DDS preferences

Screen Designer and Report Designer have a set of preferences. You can select whether you want rulers displayed around the design area, and set font and font size. Only monospaced fonts are available for DDS Design.

You can also change the color settings. For the screen design page, you can select the screen background color. For the report design page you can set the color for the report background, the selected record, and the selected record outline.

When you make changes to the preferences, the examples on the preferences page show what the changes will look like. If you dislike the outcome, either press the Cancel button to discard the changes, or press the Restore Defaults button to revert back to the original settings.

To access the DDS Design preferences page:
  1. Select the workbench menu Window > Preferences.
  2. Expand Remote Systems > IBM i.
  3. Select DDS Design.
If you are in the Design page or the Screen Designer Preview page, pressing the Configure preferences button above the design area will also open the DDS Design preferences page.


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