/ 2026-04-12T18:12:02+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2013-11-26T17:23:12+00:00 /public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/settings_window/start <h1 id="settings_window">Settings Window</h1> <div class="level1"> </div> <h2 id="description">Description</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> The <strong>Settings Window</strong> is the centralized place for managing your settings. Things like accounts, where products download to and which download filters to apply. You can also define the <em>base</em> paths for software installation, choose how updates are handled, how shortcuts are handled and manage content path shortcuts. The Settings Window also allows you to manage application paths that are used for installing plugins, shaders and other types of products that must be installed to a sub-folder of an application. </p> <p> The Settings Window is accessed by clicking the <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/settings_button/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:settings_button:start">Settings Button</a>, in the top right corner of the <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/main_window/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:main_window:start">Main Window</a>. Clicking the <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/download_filters_button/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:download_filters_button:start" rel="nofollow">download_filters_button</a> on the <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/ready_to_download_page/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:ready_to_download_page:start">Ready to Download Page</a> will also cause the window to open, however launching the window from this button causes the <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/downloads_page/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:downloads_page:start" rel="nofollow">downloads_page</a> to automatically be brought forward. Similarly, clicking the Settings Button in the <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/installation_details/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:installation_details:start" rel="nofollow">installation_details</a> area of the Ready to Download Page or the <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/ready_to_install_page/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:ready_to_install_page:start">Ready to Install Page</a> will cause the window to open on the <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/installation_page/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:installation_page:start" rel="nofollow">installation_page</a>. The <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/show_applications_button/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:show_applications_button:start" rel="nofollow">show_applications_button</a> in the Installation Details area of the Ready to Download Page and the Ready to Install Page, when clicked, will cause the window to be displayed and the <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/interface/applications_page/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:interface:applications_page:start" rel="nofollow">applications_page</a> to be brought forward. </p> </div> <h2 id="child_elements">Child Elements</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> Below is a list of interface elements that exist within the <em>Settings Window</em>: </p> </div>