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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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Setting Confirmation Preferences
When you set confirmation preferences, you can choose whether the system displays a
confirmation message for certain commands, such as move, copy, close, or delete a story or
queue.
To set confirmation preferences:
1. Select Tools > Options > Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box opens.
2. Click the Confirmations tab.
3. Click any of the following check boxes:
t Saving Story if you want iNEWS to display a confirmation message asking whether you
want to save changes to a story. Otherwise, stories are automatically saved.
t Exit if you want iNEWS to display a confirmation message when you exit iNEWS to
make sure you want to end your work session.
4. In the Drag/Drop section, click any of the following check boxes:
t Story Operations if you want iNEWS to display a confirmation message before moving
a story to another folder or queue.
t Queue Operations if you want iNEWS to display a confirmation message before moving
all stories in a queue to their new position.
t Queue Reorder if you want iNEWS to display a confirmation message before reordering
a queue.
5. In the Delete/Kill section, click any of the following check boxes:
t Story if you want iNEWS to display a confirmation message before a story is deleted.