.. _en/preferences/new_project/folio_settings

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Folio 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** tab from **New project** settings section allows pre-defining some `folio properties`_:

    * `Folio size`_.
    * `Folio title block`_.
    * `Folio default variables values`_.
    * `Folio user variables`_.

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

    Figure: QElectroTech New project folio settings

To define folio settings: 

    1. `Display`_ QElectroTech settings PopUP window.
    2. Go to **New project** section.
    3. Go to **Folio** 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 properties`_ defined at QElectroTech settings PopUP window will be 
    automatically defined during `project creation`_ at `project properties`_. The `folio properties`_ 
    can be found at `Folio tab`_ from  `New folio`_ section.  

.. _Display: ../../../en/preferences/display_settings.html
.. _Folio size: ../../../en/folio/properties/folio_size.html
.. _Folio title block: ../../../en/folio/properties/folio_title_block.html
.. _Folio default variables values: ../../../en/folio/properties/folio_title_block.html
.. _Folio user variables: ../../../en/folio/properties/folio_title_block.html
.. _folio properties: ../../../en/folio/properties/index.html
.. _project creation: ../../../en/project/new_project.html
.. _creates new projects: ../../../en/project/new_project.html
.. _project properties: ../../../en/project/properties/index.html
.. _Folio tab: ../../../en/project/properties/new_folio/folio.html
.. _New folio: ../../../en/project/properties/new_folio/index.html