On Start-up
Open last project If this is checked, Book Writer™, on starting up, opens the project, if any, that was open when the program was last shut down.
On Opening Project
Open editor files that were open Check mark this to make Book Writer™, when opening a project, open the files that were open in the editor when the project was last closed.
Saving Files
Make backups for saved files Check mark this to make a backup of the previous copy on disk for each saved file. The previous copy is preserved with the same file name and an extension of “.BU”.
Automatically save editor files If this is checked, the application will save any modified files in the editor at the interval given below.
Interval for auto saves Enter the number of minutes that must pass between automatic savings of the editor’s modified files to disk.
Show a message each time Check marking this causes a message to be flashed when files are automatically saved.
Confirm before auto saves Select this if you want to require your confirmation before automatically saving a file .
New Files or New Editors
Show Options | Editors for each Check mark this if you want the Options | Editors page to be presented whenever you start a new file. The new file may be in an existing editor or in a new editor. If this is not checked, the existing settings from Options | Editors are used as the default settings for new files. NOTE: Changes that you make to Options | Editors for a new file are not saved as default settings. To create default settings that will be saved, you must enter Options | Editors through the main menu or the toolbar in the Main Window.
Editor’s Appearance
Tabs on editor notebook Select Top or Bottom for the placement of the tabs on the editor’s notebook.
Project File's Folder
Default for project (.BWP) files Enter the folder for Book Writer Project files (which have the extension .BWP). When you open or save a BWP file, the Open and Save As dialogs will start in the default folder. You can still browse freely to other folders. Leave this blank to make the folder where you installed Book Writer the default folder for BWP files. BWP files are created in the Project Manager.
Spell Check
Use UK English dictionary Check mark this to use a dictionary of United Kingdom English for spell checking instead of US English. This option is disabled and grayed out if you have not yet downloaded the UK English dictionary.
Download Download the UK English dictionary from the web. The download size is under 200 kilobytes.
See other options in Set Options.
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