User Preferences - Queries & Misc Tab

The Queries & Misc tab for user preferences controls query and map service defaults. To open the tab, select File > Setup > User Preferences and select the Queries & Misc tab. Change the settings and click Done or select a different tab on the window to save your changes.

The following describes each setting on the Queries & Misc tab.

Default Queries Section

• Names, Events, Matters: Sets the default query to be used for names, events and matters. Click a button and select the default query you want to use.

• Number of queries to show in menu 'Recent': Sets the number of most recently used queries that will display.

• Number of Names and Matters to pre-load at startup: For AbacusLaw customers with large datasets, speed can be optimized by preloading names and matters. At startup AbacusLaw looks at history and finds the last X matters and names used (where X is the value for this field) and opens these names and matters and associated records in the background so the data is quickly accessible. To disable this feature, enter 0 in the field.

Notifications

• Set up Email and SMS Alerts: Click to change the notification settings for the selected user.

Internet Map Engine Section

• Map Service: You can select to see a name’s address on a map. Click here for more information. This setting determines which Internet map service to use.

SearchBar Section

• Delay before auto-search: Defines the time that spans from the moment the search keyword is entered into the search bar or Global Search until the automatic initiation of the search (which happens if the user does not press the Enter key). The default delay time is 750 milliseconds. 1,000 milliseconds is equivalent to 1 second. If you find the searches are happening too quickly, try setting the time to 2,000.

• Searching Color: Defines the color that appears in the search bar while the search is processing (default is yellow). To change a color, click the button. The Color window opens. Select a color and click OK.

• Failed Search Color: Defines the color that appears in the search bar when the search fails, meaning no records were found that match the search keywords (default is red). To change a color, click the button. The Color window opens. Select a color and click OK.

Override “MyFirm” Section

• Override "MyFirm": Lets you create an alternate return address for fillable forms. Click here for more information.