Start Preferences
The preferences screen of the Start Workbench is found in the Preferences Editor, Edit → Preferences → Start.
There is only one tab: Start page.
Start page
In the Start page tab you can specify the following:
Name | Description |
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Start page template | An optional HTML template that will be used instead of the default start page. |
Show notepad | If checked, shows a notepad next to the file thumbnails, where you can keep notes across sessions. |
Show examples folder contents | If checked, shows the examples in the Documents tab of the Start page. |
Show additional folder | An optional custom folder to be displayed at the bottom of the Documents tab of the Start page. |
Show forum | If checked, the latest posts from the FreeCAD forum will be displayed in the Activity tab of the Start page. |
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