# Configuring &kphotoalbum;

Selecting Settings Configure KPhotoAlbum... from the menu bar will bring up the options dialog. This chapter will tell you about the configuration option available there.

Below you may see the configuration page for general options, options for thumbnail view, and options for the viewer. Each options has a very details whats this description, so to get help on these items, simply press F1 and press the cursor on the option in general.

## General Options

## Options for Thumbnail View

## Options for the Viewer

## Categories

In chp-typingIn it was described how you could specify different properties for each image, these included `People`, `Places` and `Keywords`. It is possible to specify your own categories, so if you prefer you could get an `Items`, a `Animals`, or a `Albums` category your self.

In fig-options-group below you can see the dialog used to configure which categories exists. For each category you specify a label and an icon.

### Configuring Categories

## Sub-categories

In sec-member-groups-in-property-editor we discussed sub categories. From the settings dialog, it is possible to configure entire member groups, i.e. configure all members of a group in one go rather than configure all groups for a member as was the situation in sec-member-groups-in-property-editor.

In fig-options-member you can see the configuration page for specifying member groups. At the top there is a combo box, where you can specify which category you are currently configuring. On the left side you see a list box with the current category, and on the right side you see a list box with the sub categories.

### Configuring Member Groups