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12 Under Colors, click the value for Selection Color.<br />

13 In the Color dialog, select yellow, and click OK.<br />

NOTE You can also specify the Alert Color. When an error occurs, the elements causing the error<br />

display using this color.<br />

14 Click the General tab.<br />

15 Under Notifications, specify the following options:<br />

■ For Save Reminder interval, select One hour.<br />

■ For Save to Central Reminder Interval, select One hour.<br />

■ For Tooltip Assistance, select None.<br />

16 Click OK.<br />

Setting Options<br />

17 On the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Structural Wall.<br />

18 Sketch a simple straight horizontal wall in the center of the drawing area.<br />

19 On the Design Bar, click Modify, and select the wall.<br />

Notice the selected wall is yellow rather than the default red.<br />

20 On the Design Bar, click Modify.<br />

21 Place the cursor over the wall but do not select it.<br />

Notice that a tooltip is not displayed.<br />

22 Place the cursor over any of the icons on the toolbars.<br />

Notice that a tooltip is displayed even though you set Tooltip Assistance to None. This setting<br />

controls only the tooltips that display within the drawing area.<br />

23 Click File menu ➤ Close.<br />

24 When prompted to save, click No.<br />

25 Click File menu ➤ Open.<br />

26 In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open <strong>Metric</strong>\m_RST_Settings.rvt.<br />

Notice that the system settings apply to this project.<br />

74 | Chapter 3 Modifying Project and System Settings

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