Restore Factory Menu Settings

RockWorks | Setup | Reset

The RockWorks program contains thousands of menu settings, which control everything from the size of the program windows to the type of contour lines to use in your maps. This program option is used to reset the local (project-specific) and/or global program settings back to the factory default settings. Typically this is used to correct recurring program error messages that can't be solved simply by closing and restarting the program.

Menu Options

• Reset Global Settings: Check this box to reload the original factory settings for the global menu options. These are the settings which won't vary from project to project, such as whether the program should check for updates on program startup, or the default font for RockPlot2D maps. Many of these settings are established in the Setup | Preferences window.
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• Reset Project Settings: Check this box to reload the original factory settings for the project-specific menu options - those that are stored separately from project-to-project. This is the bulk of the program options - map settings, modeling settings, log options, etc.
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Step-by-Step Summary

1. If you want to keep a copy of your current menu settings, first run the Preferences | Export program. That way you'll have a snapshot of the current program status which you could later import.
2. Click the Setup | Reset option.
3. Enter the requested options, discussed above.
4. Click the Continue button.

   If you've elected to Reset Project Settings, the program will display a window, asking you to confirm this.

   1. Click Yes if you wish to continue. The program will reload for the current project folder the default program settings that were installed with RockWorks. You'll be returned to the Reset options window.
   2. Click No if you wish to cancel this operation. You'll be returned to the Reset options window.

   If you've elected to Reset Global Settings, the program will display a confirmation window, advising you that the program will need to restart. If you have data that has not been saved, it will be lost.

   1. Click Yes if you wish to proceed with the restoration of the original factory settings. The program will reload the global settings, including menu layout, that were installed with RockWorks. The RockWorks program will close.
   2. Click No if you wish to cancel this operation. You'll be returned to the program window.

See also

• Importing Menu Settings
• Exporting Menu Settings
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