These options allow you to chose the color scheme of the user interface, the border colors for objects in select and edit mode, and the border for highlighted plots and their related statistics tables.

 

 

Appearance_options

 

 

 

Color Scheme

 

Option 

Explanation

Colorful

Top ribbon appears orange and the user interface background is gray.

Dark

Top ribbon and user interface appear black.

Light

Top ribbon and user interface appear gray.

Use system settings

FCS Express user interface color theme and ribbon will match the color theme of the computer operating system.

 

 

Appearance Options

 

Option 

Explanation

Default Zoom

You can customize the default zoom for new layouts. Also, you can choose to Apply after opening saved layouts to applies the chosen default zoom level when opening layouts that were originally saved with a different zoom level.

Border color for selected objects

Choose the color of the border displayed when an object is selected from the drop-down color pallet.

Border color for object being edited

Choose the color of the border displayed when an object is being edited from the drop-down color pallet.

Off Page Color

Choose the color of the background surrounding the page.

Print black and white inverted for plots with black background

When this option is selected, when displaying plots with black backgrounds, those plots will print out white, rather than black.

 

 

Border Options for Highlighting Plot and Related Statistics Tables

 

Option 

Explanation

Visible

Any plots that have a related statistics table in the layout will be surrounded by a border when the statistics table is selected. The aesthetics of this border can be defined using the options that follow.

Width

The line width of the border.

Style

The style of the border. E.g. solid line, dash.

Color

The color of the border line.