Set DaVinci User Preferences

A user may set their own preferences dependent on how they wish to interact with DaVinci. Available settings are:

Setting

Description

Default

Language

Default language for the DaVinci user interface

English

Measurement Units

Default measurement units when using the Measurement tool

MM

Show Points Measurements (PS)

Option to show measurement additionally in points when using the Measurement tool

True

Annotation Colour

Colour of the annotation note - for any note annotations this user adds as part of a DaVinci review, approval or annotation session

0xEDF881

Drawing Colour

Colour of the drawing line - for any shape annotations or markup this user adds as part of a DaVinci review, approval or annotation session

0x666666

Line Thickness

Thickness of the drawing line - for any shape annotations or markup this user adds as part of a DaVinci review, approval or annotation session

Default

Open Annotations and startup

Option to always open all annotations when user opens the file in DaVinci

True

Open Annotations at cursor hover

Option to pop up annotation content when user hovers mouse on annotation anchor point on a file in DaVinci

True

Default font size for Annotations

Default size for displaying Annotation content

Medium

Enable click to zoom

Enables or disables mouse click to Zoom which can be used instead or alongside DaVinci Zoom tool

True

Show names in thread tabs

When posting an annotation in response or reply to another annotation the default way to display these conversations is by annotation number/ID (1.1, 1.2 etc). This setting allows user to change display to be reviewer name.

False

Enable Spell Check

Enables spell check of annotation content using browser spell check functionality

False

Spell Check Language

Sets default spell check language for browser spell check functionality

English

Render Resolution

Default render resolution - higher resolutions will take longer to display. For best experience it is important that the Render Resolution is standardized among user groups. This setting can be set as a system wide setting and locked for all users if required.

300

Choose Font Source

Default font source for annotation content display. This setting can be set system wide for all users and locked if required.

Browser Font (Recommended)

Default Compare Mode

Tab or Standard - changes default opening mode for DaVinci Compare. Can be set as site setting and locked

Tab

Synchronise Pages in Compare

Ability to synchronise pages in Compare based on page number setting set in PDF

False

Sensitivity Setting

Changes Sensitivity of Comparison algorithm. For best experience this setting should be normalised between user groups. This setting can be set at site level and locked for all users.

4