34 Setting Your Personal Preferences

34.1 Accessing the Preferences Dialog

The easiest way to open the Preferences dialog is to click the Preferences link (Figure 34-1).

Figure 34-1 Preferences Link

The availability of navigational links, such as the Preferences link, is determined by the people who design and build your WebCenter Spaces portal. This being so, you may not see a Preferences link. In such a case, ask your application administrator to make the Preferences link available.

34.2 Choosing Your Preferred Display Language

The display language controls the language in which user interface (UI) elements are rendered in your browser. UI elements include button and field labels, application links, screen text, and so on. The display language also provides options for reflecting the current locale. Locale controls the appearance of symbols, such as monetary symbols, and the reading direction in which UI text is rendered.

To set a display language:

1. Open the Preferences dialog (Figure 34-2).

   Figure 34-2 Preferences Dialog

   
   

   See Also:

   For information about accessing the Preferences dialog, see Section 34.1, "Accessing the Preferences Dialog."

2. Click General to access general preferences.

3. From the Language dropdown list, select your preferred display language-locale (Figure 34-3).

   Figure 34-3 Language List in Preferences Dialog

   
   

   Alternatively, select No Preference to accept the application-level default set by your WebCenter Spaces Administrator.

   See Also:

   For information about setting the application-level default display language, see Chapter 5, "Configuring Global Defaults." For information about display languages in WebCenter Spaces, see Chapter 23, "Working with Multilanguage Portals."

4. Click OK to save your change and exit the Preferences dialog, or click Apply to save your change without exiting.

   Your change takes effect once you click OK.

34.3 Setting Date and Time Preferences

Use WebCenter Spaces date and time preferences to specify your preferred date and time formats and your current locale's time zone:

To set your preferred time format, date format, and time zone:

1. Open the Preferences dialog (for more information, see Section 34.1, "Accessing the Preferences Dialog").

2. Click General to access general preferences.

3. Set your date and time preferences.

   Table 34-1 lists and describes the date and time options available on the Preferences General panel.

   Table 34-1 Date and Time Preference Settings

   Preference	Setting Options
   Time Format	The following list shows time formats; the formats in the UI reflect the current time: No Preference—To display the default Time Format established by the WebCenter Spaces administrator H:M AM/PM—To display hour, minutes, and AM or PM, such as 4:47 PM H:M:S AM/PM—To display hour, minutes, seconds, and AM or PM, such as 4:47:52 PM H:M:S AM/PM Time Zone—To display hour, minutes, seconds, AM or PM, and the abbreviation of the specified time zone, such as 4:47:52 PM PDT
   Date Format	The following list shows date formats; the formats in the UI reflect the current date: No Preference—To use the default date format set by the WebCenter Spaces administrator M/D/YY—To use a number format, such as 6/18/10 MON D, YYYY—To use an abbreviation format and the full year, such as Jun 18, 2010 Month D, YYYY—To display the full month name and the full year, such as June 18, 2010 DAY, MONTH D, YYYY—To display the full month name, the full year, and include the day of the week, such as Friday, June 18, 2010
   Time Zone	From the Time Zone pick list, select your preferred time zone. Alternatively select No Preference to accept the application-level default set by your WebCenter Spaces Administrator.

   
   

4. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Preferences dialog, or click Apply to save your changes without exiting.

34.4 Enabling or Disabling Screen Reader Optimization

The General panel in the Preferences dialog provides options related to user accessibility. Select an option to optimize the application user interface (UI) for use with a screen-reader, such as JAWS, or disable such optimization.

To optimize the application UI for use with a screen-reader:

1. Open the Preferences dialog (for more information, see Section 34.1, "Accessing the Preferences Dialog").

2. Click General to access general preferences.

3. From the Accessibility Settings pick list, select your preferred accessibility setting.

   Choose from the following options:

   • No Preference—The UI is not optimized for screen readers. Screen readers can still process the WebCenter Spaces UI, but the UI is not optimized.

   • Enable Screen Reader Mode—The UI is optimized for screen readers.

   • Disable Screen Reader Mode—The UI is not optimized for screen readers. Screen readers can still process the WebCenter Spaces UI, but the UI is not optimized.

4. Click OK to save your change and exit the Preferences dialog, or click Apply to save your change without exiting.

   Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel your change and exit the Preferences dialog.

34.5 Changing the Home Space Look and Feel in Your View

The General panel in the Preferences dialog provides a pick-list of application skins for your view of the Home Space. Application skins specify the application background color, screen fonts, and, with some skins, the shapes and images used for application buttons and icons. The skin you select through Preferences affects the look and feel of your view of the Home Space. No other users' views and no other areas of the application are affected.

To change the Home Space skin in your view:

1. Open the Preferences dialog (for more information, see Section 34.1, "Accessing the Preferences Dialog").

2. Click General to access general preferences.

3. From the Application Skin pick list, select your preferred application skin.

   Choose from the following options:

   • No Preference—To defer to the application's configured skin setting

   • Skin_Name—To select a predefined application skin from the list of skins available to you

4. Click OK to save your change and exit the Preferences dialog, or click Apply to save your change without exiting.

   The application refreshes, using the skin you selected for your view of the Home Space.

34.6 Changing Your WebCenter Spaces Password

Provided your application administrator has enabled you to do so, you can change your WebCenter Spaces password. Changing your password on a regular basis is one way you can participate directly in securing your application software.

To change your WebCenter Spaces password:

1. Open the Preferences dialog (for more information, see Section 34.1, "Accessing the Preferences Dialog").

2. Click Password to open the Password panel (Figure 34-4).

   Figure 34-4 Preferences Password Panel

   
   

3. In the Old Password field, enter your current password.

4. In the New Password field, enter your new password.

   Note:

   The requirements for this password are driven by the identity store that manages WebCenter Spaces application users. For password requirements and restrictions, contact your application administrator.

5. In the Confirm New Password field, enter your new password again.

6. Click OK to save your change and exit the Preferences dialog, or click Apply to save your change without exiting.

34.7 Providing Login Information for External Applications

The My Accounts panel in the Preferences dialog provides one-stop access to login credentials for all external applications that have been configured by your application administrator. My Accounts provides a way to store application login credentials so that you provide them only once for the life of the credential. Once you have provided your credentials, every time you access an external application within WebCenter Spaces, the login credentials are provided automatically. This gives you a single-sign-on type of experience where one login (to WebCenter Spaces) provides access to multiple applications.

To provide login credentials for external applications:

1. Open the Preferences dialog (see Section 34.1, "Accessing the Preferences Dialog").

2. Click My Accounts to open the My Accounts panel (Figure 34-5).

   Figure 34-5 Preferences My Accounts Panel

   
   

3. In the left pane of the My Accounts panel, select an application.

   Log-in credential fields and checkboxes are shown in the right pane.

   Tip:

   The applications you see on the My Accounts panel are the ones that were configured by your application administrator. Contact your application administrator to request additional applications.

4. Enter log-in credentials as required for the selected application.

   Fields requiring values are marked with an asterisk (*).

   Note:

   Login credentials vary from one application to another. For example, some applications may require user name and password, while others may require those values along with additional values, such as your mail address.

5. Select Remember my login information to enable automatic authentication to the selected application every time you log in to WebCenter Spaces.

   Note:

   When you do not select Remember my login information, the login information that you enter is used only for the current user session. The next time you log in to WebCenter Spaces, you must also log in to this application.

6. Click OK to save your change and exit the Preferences dialog, or click Apply to save your change without exiting.