# Configuring Gnumeric Preferences

The Preferences Dialog allows to configure various aspects of Gnumeric.

## TIP

When your cursor hovers over an entry field or checkbox, a tooltip may appear outlining the effect of the option.

The Preferences Dialog has several pages. Each page addresses a certain aspects of using Gnumeric.

## General Font Tab

The General Font Tab sets the default font name, size and style to be used in the cells on every sheet.

## Header & Footer Font Tab

The Header & Footer Font Tab sets the default font name, size and style for the headers and footers of each page when printed. THe content of the headers and footers is determined via the Page Setup dialog, detailed in sect-printing-setup

## Windows Tab

The Windows Tab includes various settings related to new workbooks, such as the window size and the number of intial sheets.

## Files Tab

The Files Tab provides settings related to the handling of files.

## TIP

If you are usually using one of a small number of documents, you should set the Length of File History to be slightly larger than the number of these documents.

## Undo Tab

The Undo Tab permits to customize the undo feature. You would normally like the number of undo items to be in the 10 to 25 range and the maximal undo size to be 10000 to 100000, unless you only have little memory available.

## Sorting Tab

The Sorting Tab allows to determine the default settings for the Sort Dialog. See the sect-sorting

## Various Tab

The Various Tab includes a variety of options that did not fit within any of the other tabs.

## Various (Internal) Tab

The Various (Internal) Tab includes a variety of options that customize the internal working of Gnumeric.

## WARNING

Do not change any of the settings in the Various (Internal) Tab without serious consideration.