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How to Set Up Open Workbench

You can specify the default program preferences and project default options. Program preferences determine how the application behaves each time you start it. Project default options impact project settings, such as, the default directory locations and the default dependency type that is automatically assigned when you create dependency relationships. Every Open Workbench project that you create uses these defaults unless you specify otherwise.

Use the tabs on the Options dialog to define your preferences. To open the Options dialog, click the application menu, and then click Preferences.

Note: Some of the dialogs allow you to override the defaults settings you define in the Defaults tab and the general settings you define in the General tab. The changes that you make in dialogs are automatically saved with your project and override the program defaults when you open the project.

Use the following process to define the program and project default preferences if you are setting up the application for the first time:

1. Define the general options.
2. Define the default options.
3. Define the file location.
4. Define the WBS level labels.
5. Define the view display colors.
6. Define the time scales.