Preferences are used to save standard settings of McIDAS-V, such as the map projection to show when McIDAS-V starts. The Preferences Dialog is opened in the Main Display window through the Edit menu with Edit->Preferences.
Click on Cancel if you wish to exit preferences setting, Ok to accept the changed preferences and close this window, and Apply to accept the preferences and keep this window open.
Note: Some of these preferences only take effect the next time you run McIDAS-V or when you create a new view window. The preferences also may be overwritten when you use bundles.
The follow sections describe the different user preference options for McIDAS-V: