.. _en/preferences/new_project/folio_referencings_settings

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Folio referencings settings
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QElectroTech provides the option to storage at the Data from the application some `project properties`_ 
pre-defined by the user. This feature allows the user avoiding to define many `project properties`_ 
each time that the user `creates new projects`_. 

The **Folio referencings** tab from **New project** settings section allows pre-defining the formula 
which should define the label variable from `Reference folio following`_ and `Previous reference folio`_.

.. figure:: graphics/qet_new_project_folio_referencings_settings.png
    :align: center

    Figure: QElectroTech New project folio referencings settings

To define folio referencings settings: 

    1. `Display`_ QElectroTech settings PopUP window.
    2. Go to **New project** section.
    3. Go to **Folio referencings** tab.
    4. Define the desired parameters for each field.
    5. Press **OK** button to save the configuration changes and close settings PopUP window.

.. note::

    All pre-defined folio referencings properties defined at QElectroTech settings PopUP window will 
    be automatically defined during `project creation`_ at `project properties`_. The folio referencings 
    properties can be found at `Folio referencings tab`_ from `New folio`_ section. 

.. _Display: ../../../en/preferences/display_settings.html
.. _Reference folio following: ../../../en/element/type/reference_folio_following.html
.. _Previous reference folio: ../../../en/element/type/previous_reference_folio.html
.. _project creation: ../../../en/project/new_project.html
.. _creates new projects: ../../../en/project/new_project.html
.. _project properties: ../../../en/project/properties/index.html
.. _Folio referencings tab: ../../../en/project/properties/new_folio/folio_referencing.html
.. _New folio: ../../../en/project/properties/new_folio/index.html