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Table Of Contents
- Avid iNEWS User's Guide
- Contents
- Using This Guide
- iNEWS System
- Getting Started
- The iNEWS Workspace
- Toolbars
- Working with Queues
- Changing Forms for Viewing Queues
- Changing the Width of a Queue Form Field
- Easy Locking a Queue
- Key Locking a Queue
- Moving a Queue
- Opening a Queue
- Refreshing a Queue
- Searching for Text in a Queue
- Specifying a Destination Queue
- Unlocking a Queue
- Using Abstract Display in Queue
- Using Currency Total
- Viewing Queue Properties
- Working with Wires
- Stories - Creation and Modification
- Moving Stories
- Stories - Protection
- iNEWS Projects
- Scripted Stories
- Displaying a Production Cue
- Enabling Autoscript
- Adding a Production Cue to a Story
- Adding a CG Production Cue
- Adding a Video Production Cue
- Adding a Still Store Production Cue
- Moving a Production Cue
- Deleting a Production Cue
- Using Script Templates
- Using CG Title Entry
- Primary Machine Control Event Placeholder
- Using MOS Placeholders
- Unscripting a Story
- Production Tasks
- Producer Basics
- Endorsing a Story
- Inserting a Break Line
- Ordering a Queue
- Calculating Backtime from Out Time
- Displaying the Show Timing Clocks
- Establishing Broadcast Control in a Queue
- Loading a Rundown Queue into Broadcast Control
- Placing a Rundown Queue in Show Timing Mode
- Production Locking a Queue
- Setting Clock for Show Timing
- Setting Story Start Times in a Rundown Queue
- Synchronizing a Story
- Synchronizing the First Story
- Synchronizing a Rundown Queue During Broadcast
- Timing Story Text
- Timing a Show
- Floating a Story
- Tracking a Show
- Printing
- Messages and Mail
- Sessions and Preferences
- Macros
- Searching in iNEWS
- Local Databases
- Connecting to a Remote Service
- System Shortcuts
- Icons
- Glossary
- Index
Customizing User Preferences
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2. Select the session you want to open.
3. Click Open.
Customizing User Preferences
You can customize several features of your iNEWS environment as part of your user preferences.
The system saves your settings to your user’s account. The iNEWS system lets you customize
sessions, confirmations, backup information, and refresh options.
Setting Session Preferences
Set session preferences when you want to change workspace characteristics, such as the macro
keyboard and print style settings. For more information on macros, see
“Macros” on page 171.
To set session preferences:
1. Select Tools > Options > Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box opens.
2. Select the Session tab if it is not already displayed.
3. Select a keyboard setting and click Reload.
4. Set the print style to use when printing.
5. Select or de-select the Launch hyperlink into iNEWS web browser check box to determine
whether clicked links will open into an Internet Explorer workspace within the iNEWS
application, or into the user’s default browser outside of the iNEWS application.
6. Click OK.