This page details the user-specific settings available in CATS. User settings are unique to each user and are not applied system-wide. Settings are also unique to each area of CATS, so that isolated areas have their own user settings. Go to User Preferences > User Settings.

User settings access menu.

There are 4 user option tabs.

User settings all tabs

User settings general tab

Language - Select a language for your user. Choices are English or Spanish.
CATS date - Change your user's date in CATS for this session. If you exit CATS and log back in, the date will reset to the date on your server.
Allow +/- to navigate between contracts - The + and - menu choices let you navigate from one record to another. Choices are allow, forbid, prompt.
Custom signature for traffic orders -
Digital signature path -
Delete printed HTML files older than X days-
Documents - Use Microsoft Office to generate spreadsheets and documents - Prints Excel Spreadsheets and Word Documents from CATS. Use Adobe Acrobat to generate PDFs - Select which program to use to generate PDFs from CATS
Default action for report selection-When viewing a list of report files, double-clicking on a report file name can perform one of two actions:

Modify - Open up the screens that allow you to change report filters, columns, and order. Print - Takes you directly to the print menu.

Printer-

User setting appearance tab

Expanding contract note field -
Traffic marks positioning on edit-
Reset Choosers-
Modify the visual appearance of CATS-

User settings email tab

Email address -
Email client -
Internal Email Client Setting-
Tracking notifications rules -

User settings user history tab

Enable User History-
Clear History-
By default, delete entries older than:-
Use the table below to adjust the user history settings for individual document types-