The following table describes common Configuration tasks.
To perform this task |
Follow these steps |
Configure general options |
- Choose Tools > Options from the main menu.
- Select the category you wish to edit in the left pane.
- Specify the desired settings in the right pane.
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Set the IDE's web browser |
- Choose Tools > Options from the main menu.
- In the Options window, select General in the left pane and select the desired browser from the Web Browser drop-down list.
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Configure proxy settings |
- Choose Tools > Options from the main menu.
- In the Options window, select General in the left pane and select the Use HTTP Proxy Server check box.
- Enter the proxy host and proxy port.
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Configure the Auto Update feature |
- Choose Tools > Options from the main menu.
- In the Options window, select General in the left pane.
- Specify the update check frequency and if you want to be asked before the IDE checks for updates.
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Install additional modules |
- Choose Tools > Update
Center from the main menu.
- Designate the location of modules you want to install in the Update
Center wizard and click Next.
- Select the modules you wish to install.
- Review the licensing agreement and click Accept.
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Customize the IDE's Menus |
- In the Options window, click Advanced Options.
- In the tree in the left pane, expand IDE Configuration > Look
and Feel.
- Right-click the Menu Bar node and choose Add > Menu.
- In the New Menu dialog box, type a name for the menu and click OK.
The IDE adds an empty menu to the main window.
- Expand the Actions node and find the command you want to add to the
menu, then right-click the command node and choose Copy.
- Expand the Menu Bar node, right-click the node of the menu you just
created, and choose Paste > Copy.
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Configure General Java Settings |
- Choose Tools > Options from the main menu.
- Click Advanced Options in the Options window, expand the Editing node in the left pane and then select the Java Sources node.
- Set properties as desired in the right pane of the window.
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Configure Editor Settings |
- Choose Tools > Options from the main menu and select Editor in the left pane of the Options window.
- In the right pane, select the tab for the editor properties you want to edit.
- Set properties as desired and click OK.
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