Settings

Overview

The Principal Plan Settings dialog controls application-wide preferences. Open it from File > Settings. The dialog contains five tabs:

Tab	Description
Application	Language, file handling, ledger behavior, export options, and list view layout. See Settings — Application.
Accounts	Account list display and account ledger column visibility. See Settings — Accounts.
Envelopes	Envelope list display, watchdog indicators, and envelope ledger column visibility. See Settings — Envelopes.
Backup	Automatic backup toggle, retention depth, and backup directory. See Settings — Backup.
Miscellaneous	Confirmation messages, import checkpoints, number formatting, account-transfer behavior, new-transaction date, and web search engine selection. See Settings — Miscellaneous.

Each tab has its own help topic with full details on every setting.

Buttons

Button	Description
OK	Saves all changes across all tabs and closes the dialog.
Cancel	Closes the dialog without saving.
Help	Opens this help topic.