MatchWare Mediator 9 Documentation

Save auto-recovery info: When this is checked, Mediator saves a copy of your open documents automatically at
regular intervals. If the Mediator session ends abnormally, Mediator asks you upon restart whether you want to
auto-recover your lost work. Set the interval between automatic saves in the time field. See "Saving a document"
for more information.
Advanced options
Max Undo levels: This field lets you specify the maximum number of tasks that you want to be able to undo
using the Undo command of the Quick Access Toolbar.
Invisible objects, show name: Check this option to display the name of hidden objects in their top left corner. It
is advisable to keep this option enabled so that you have a way of detecting these objects during design.
Visible objects, show name: Check this option to display the name of all visible objects in their top left corner.
Show Welcome dialog when starting: If the checkmark is removed Mediator starts with an empty window.
Show Adjust Size dialog (picture): Here you select whether to show the Picture Adjust Size dialog when you
import a picture. The dialog lets you automatically adjust the frame size to fit the picture in its original size or,
conversely, scale the picture to fit the frame. See "The Picture object" for more information on this dialog.
Show Adjust Size dialog (video): Here you select whether to show the Video Adjust Size dialog when you
import a video. The dialog lets you automatically adjust the frame size to fit the video in its original size or,
conversely, scale the video to fit the frame. See "The Video object" for more information on this dialog.
Reset Interface: Clicking this button resets all the panels to their default positions. When using this command,
note that other components, such as the Quick Access Toolbar or the list of recently opened files, are also
restored to their defaults. See "Using the Mediator panels" for more information on resizing and docking panels.
Reset Multimedia Catalog: Clicking this button removes the elements you might have added to the Multimedia
Catalog and restores its original contents. See "Using the Multimedia Catalog" for more information.
Check for program updates: This option allows Mediator to check for program updates via the Internet. You
can set the frequency of the checks in the time field, or disable the feature by removing the checkmark.
Customize options
This panel lets you add the commands you use most frequently to the Quick Access Toolbar, or remove
commands you use less often.
In the field Choose commands from, choose the ribbon tab containing the required command.
Choose the required command in the Commands field and click Add.
You can also add entire groups to the Quick Access Toolbar. Groups are denoted by a drop-down symbol
.
A quicker way to add a command to the Quick Access Toolbar is to click the ribbon tab containing the command you
want to add, right-click the command and choose Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
Clicking Reset will restore the original contents of the Quick Access Toolbar.
You can also access this panel by clicking the Customize Quick Access Toolbar arrow on the right of
the toolbar.
Resources
This dialog lets you access the MatchWare web site and obtain the latest product updates.
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