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<p>This is done in the <span class="keyword wintitle">Document Properties</span> dialog box, or in the <span class="keyword wintitle">Default Document Properties</span> dialog box. To display this dialog box, click 
<span class="ph uicontrol">File</span>
			<span class="ph uicontrol">&gt; Properties</span>
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			<span class="ph uicontrol">&gt; Document Properties</span>
			<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSFileProperties.png"/> or <span class="ph uicontrol">Default Document Properties</span>
			<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSFileProperties.png"/>.</p><p>Notes:
    	<ul class="ul"><li class="li">Some Document Properties pages are available from publication dialog boxes, such as <span class="keyword wintitle">Save As Composer</span> and <span class="keyword wintitle">Save As Package</span>.</li>
<li class="li">Application preferences and default document properties are shared by all versions of Composer applications (Composer, Sync, Composer Player) installed on a given computer. The registry settings created when you change application preferences or default document properties are not removed when you uninstall Composer.</li>
<li class="li">Administrators can 
restrict which document properties and application preferences team members can modify. See <a class="xref" href="cps-t-ad-DocPropsAppPrefsDisable.htm#cps-t-ad-DocPropsAppPrefsDisable" title="Administrators can restrict which document properties and application preferences team members can modify by disabling (making read-only) Document Properties, Default Document Properties, and Application Preferences pages.">Disabling Document Property and Application Preference Modifications</a>.</li>
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</p><hr class="header"/></td></tr><tr><td class="Intro2"><span class="run-in">In this section:</span><br/><p class="themes"><nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Security.htm" class="xref" title="The Security page lets you manage Composer document passwords and reduce model accuracy for theft protection.">Security</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Signature.htm" class="xref" title="The Signature page lets you specify a logo and text, such as a usage agreement, that is displayed when a recipient opens a Composer file in Composer Player.">Signature</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Viewport.htm" class="xref" title="The Viewport page lets you manage viewport settings.">Viewport</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-ViewportBackground.htm" class="xref" title="The Viewport Background page lets you manage background settings.">Viewport Background</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Selection.htm" class="xref" title="The Selection page lets you specify colors for selection and highlighting in both default and assembly selection modes, as well as selection and highlight properties for product manufacturing information (PMI) cross-highlight.">Selection</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-ImageQuality.htm" class="xref" title="The Image Quality page presents options related to lighting, ground shadow, and annotations.">Image Quality</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Input.htm" class="xref" title="The Input page lets you configure the importing of CAD files.">Input</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Update.htm" class="xref" title="The Update page lets you configure updates of your model geometry from CAD sources.">Update</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Output.htm" class="xref" title="The Output page lets you configure the Composer compression level and export options.">Output</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Animation.htm" class="xref" title="The Animation page lets you configure animation speed and the maximum frames between two images.">Animation</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-History.htm" class="xref" title="The History page lists all modifications made to a Composer file and lets you edit version numbers and comments. The history is stored in the Composer file itself.">History</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-RightManager.htm" class="xref" title="Right Manager lets you enable Composer capabilities for Composer (SMG) files opened in Composer Player and Composer Player ActiveX Plug-in (Microsoft Office documents, 3D PDF, and so on).">Right Manager</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Project.htm" class="xref" title="The Project page lets you configure the default preferences when loading a project.">Project</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-PaperSpace.htm" class="xref" title="The Paper Space page lets you configure the margins and orientation of the paper space.">Paper Space</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Units.htm" class="xref" title="The Units page lets you specify 3D measurement units.">Units</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-r-DocumentProperties-Advanced.htm" class="xref" title="The Advanced Properties page lets you customize all the document settings available in the registry.">Advanced Properties</a></nobr><br/>
<nobr><a href="cps-m-DocumentProperties-MiscEx-sb.htm" class="xref" title="This theme provides a few useful examples.">Miscellaneous Examples</a></nobr><br/>
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