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Configuring User Preferences

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You can customize many features of the Siebel Distance Learning client. Once you make a change in your preferences, the change is reflected in each session you join. The options you can configure include automatic resizing of the view area, doorbell transmission (the sound that other participants hear when you join a session), and behavior when receiving external moderator commands.

To access the Preferences tab of the Options dialog box

After joining a Distance Learning session, choose Options > Preferences.

The Preferences tab of the Options dialog box appears.

You can configure your preferences to automatically resize the viewing area to match the area being captured by the instructor. Normally, you change the size of the displayed view region by dragging an edge or corner with your mouse, as you would any other Windows-based application. If the presenter is displaying a region larger or smaller than your own screen, scrollbars will be enabled automatically.

To set up automatic resizing of the view area

Click Auto-size view area under General Controls.

You can configure your preferences to control both the transmission of your own doorbell sound to other attendees and whether you hear their doorbells when they enter sessions. For more information about doorbell sounds, see Personalizing Your Presence in the Session.

To set up preferences to transmit and play sounds

Select the Sound check box to use transmission and reception of doorbell sounds.
Clear the Sound check box to disable transmission and reception of doorbell sounds.

You can configure your preferences to control how your Distance Learning session responds when it receives an external command from a session moderator.

To change behavior for receiving external commands

Choose one of the following values from the When Receiving Moderator Messages dialog box:
Prompt before executing. An incoming command from a Moderator causes a prompt to be displayed on the screen. You can then refuse the transmission, allow it, or select options for future transmissions. This is the default value for the setting.
Always accept and execute. Allows future actions. For example, you may find that your customized mouse pointer appears or that an active presentation pauses or resumes.
Never accept or execute. When the moderator grants you permissions, they are automatically declined.

To change the size of the buttons on the toolbar

To increase Toolbar button size, select the Use big buttons check box.
To decrease Toolbar button size, clear the Use big buttons check box.

To set other options

Prompt for Follow-Me Browsing

If this box is checked, every time you start a follow-me session, you will be prompted to enter the URL that you would like to visit (for the first page, from then on you can use the browser to navigate).

If this box is not checked and if you have entered a URL in the WWW Address field for your personal information, you will be taken to the specified URL every time you start a follow-me session. If you have not entered a URL in the WWW Address field for your personal information, you will be taken to the default URL.

Notify Chat each time

If this box is checked, when the chat box is minimized and someone attempts to chat with you, the Online Chat dialog box will appear.

If this box is not checked, when the Online Chat dialog box is minimized and someone attempts to chat with you, the minimized Online Chat dialog box will begin blinking to alert you.

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