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title: "Options dialog box"
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> Macro (scroll-bookmark)

To control the way data is visualized in the view panes, you use the controls in the **Options** dialog box.

You access this dialog box from the **Window** menu or by pressing F7. You can save the settings that you make in this dialog box, which enables you to customize sets of options to use for different types of motion capture projects.


    **To configure settings in the Options dialog box:**


1. Press F7 or from the **Window** menu, select **Options**. The **Options** dialog box is displayed.
2. In the **Options** list on the left, select or clear the relevant check box(es), depending on the functionality you require.
3. To view or change the settings for an option, click on the option to select it. The properties for that option are displayed in the **Properties** section.
  :check_mark: **Tip**: To see any available additional settings, click **Show Advanced**. To show basic settings only, click **Hide Advanced**.
4. In the **Properties** section, change the settings for the properties, as needed.
5. To save the changes you have made in the **Options** dialog box, in the configuration management area, click the save button:
  The **Save As** window is displayed.
6. Enter a name for the configuration and click **OK**.
  :check_mark: **Tip**: To indicate that you have made changes to a configuration but the changes have not yet been saved, an asterisk * is displayed after the configuration name in the configuration management list.