Setting up Synergetic the way you want

Message Boxes Beep

If this is selected, your computer will make a sound whenever a message window is displayed.

Use ID as initial search field

The cursor is in the ID field when opening a search selection screen.

Auto Show Favourite Reports

When opening Synergetic Crystal Reports, automatically shows your favourites rather than everything that is in the module.

Auto Turn on Grid Enhancements

Synergetic automatically enables column sorting and filtering on all grids that can support it.

Note: This may result in grid header titles being truncated to fit the column sort icon.

Initial Data Edit

Drop Down Main Selection Menu

Override automatic shutdown

Allows the time for automatic shutdown to be increased or decreased.

Timeout period (mins)

The number of minutes that Synergetic can be inactive before it automatically shuts down.

You need to think carefully about what is a realistic time. If your computer is in a secure area, then it is probably not an issue, however if you are in a public area, you should consider having a short timeout period.

Note: Only system administrators can change the timeout period.

Student Search Default Active Flag

Select to make the Active field in the Set Current Student Search Criteria window to default to Yes.

Allow Drag and Drop from Outlook

Allows you to add emails to the Correspondence tab of a maintenance program by dragging and dropping the emails from Microsoft Outlook into the tab.

Old Style Grids

Select to display grids using the old view with horizontal lines.

Auto Email Spell Check

Allows you to configure automatic email spell checking.

• Yes (Before sending out your email)
• No (Spell check manually)
• Default (Based on global settings).

Initial Email Format

Allows you to configure automatic email formatting:

• HTML editor
• Plain text
• Default (Based on global settings).

Student File Year

You can set your own default year, rather than using the overall default year set for everyone.

If your selected year is different to the overall year then Synergetic will display a confirmation window every time you log on.

Term

Allows you to work in a specific term. The term can be a semester or a term number.

This defaults to the setting for your organisation. See Maintaining student file semesters in the Curriculum manual.

Default File Type

Allows you to select the file type that you will mostly be working in. For example M for music, A for academic.

Default Campus

Allows you to select the default campus to work in.

Default Campus Enforced

Select to enforce a mandatory campus selection against a user. See DefaultEnforceOn configuration setting in the System maintenance manual for more information.

Default Sub School

Allows you to select the default sub-school to work in. See luSubSchool lookup table in the System maintenance manual.

Default Document Classification

Select the default document classification that should be applied when creating documents in DocMan and when sending emails.

Override System Default

Select to use the Default Document Classification field to set the default documentation classification in DocMan instead of the default classification defined by the system administrator. See Document:Classification configuration setting in the System maintenance manual for more information.

Spell Checker to use

Select a spell checker from the list provided. Select Standard to use the Australian Dictionary.

Menu Toolbar Style

Select whether the main module toolbar is:

• displayed all the time
• displayed only when no programs are open
• never displayed.

Menu Toolbar Images

Select the style of toolbar images you want:

• System Default - use the toolbar images set as the default. See IconSet configuration setting in the System maintenance manual.
• Windows 8 look.
• Synergetic V65 early beta - use the toolbar images from version 65.
• Synergetic V64 and prior - use the toolbar images from version 64 and earlier.
• Synergetic Retro - use the original toolbar images.

Show Captions

Turns the captions underneath the toolbar icons on and off.

Lookup Search Method

Select the search method to use when filtering options in drop-down lists. You can select either:

• Traditional to only allow searching based on lookup table codes
• Enhanced to allow searching based on any word.

Change Password Next Login

Select to force you to change your password next time you log in to Synergetic.

Password Never Expires

Select to prevent your password from expiring.

Password Expiry Date

If you have not selected the Password Never Expires field, select a date when your current password will expire and you will have to enter a new one.

Last Login Date

Date and time of last login to Synergetic.

Last Password Change Date

Date you last changed your password.
See also System > Group/User Security Maintenance. Click Users.

Type

Message Type

Description of the Action Centre notification.

Database

Database where the Action Centre notification is stored.

Group/User

Level of subscription. You can be subscribed as either:

• user
• group.
  
  Note: Groups of users can be subscribed to Action Centre messages using the Action Centre Types group security resource. See Group/User Security Maintenance - Groups View in the System Maintenance manual.

Email

Whether the current user receives email notifications for the currently selected Action Centre message type.

Note: Groups of users can be subscribed to Action Centre email notifications using the Action Centre Types group security resource. See Group/User Security Maintenance - Groups View in the System Maintenance manual.

Unactioned Task

Actioned Task

Show Summary Panel on Hover of Action Centre Icon

Always Show Summary Panel

Select to always show the summary panel on start-up.

Position

Position of the Action Centre Summary panel. Either:

• bottom-left
• bottom-right
• top-left
• top-right
• centre.

Create Reminder Messages in Action Centre for Tasks

Select to create reminder messages in the Action Centre for upcoming tasks.

Days before the due date for reminder

Days before the task due date that the Action Centre displays the reminder.

Create Overdue Message in Action Centre for Tasks

Select to create overdue messages in the Action Centre for overdue tasks.

Receive emails for non-subscribed messages

Select to allow the user to receive email notifications for unsubscribed messages.

Note: To maintain Action Centre message type permissions, see Group/User Security Maintenance - Groups View in the Synergetic System maintenance manual.