Several application-level preferences can be set by selecting the Tools | Preferences... menu option.

Preferences Window

Undo Levels

Sets the number of operations that are stored on the undo stack.  If you have low memory problems, you may want to try lowering this number.

Continuous Linking Mode

When enabled, allows for many dialogue links to be formed at once.  Learn more about this in the help section about dialogue linking.

Show Welcome Screen

If you have previously disabled the welcome screen by un-checking the "Show On Startup" box on the welcome screen, you may turn it back on here.

Disable Welcome Screen Fade Effect

Turns off the fade-in animation when the welcome screen shows.

Disable All Extensions

Prevents the 3rd party exporters from loading when the application starts.

Export Empty Fields to XML

When not selected, any field that has an empty value is removed from the exported XML file.  This option should be disabled for the smallest possible XML file.

Export Field Hints to XML

When selected, field hint text is exported to the XML file.  This option should be disabled for the smallest possible XML file.

Enable Autosave

When checked, the currently open project will be automatically saved to the Autosave path for backup recovery.

Autosave Interval

Sets the number of minutes between auto saves.

Layout Direction

Allows you to display the dialogue tree graph either vertically or horizontally.

Sibling Node Distance

Adjusts the distance between adjacent dialogue nodes on the same tree level.

Child Node Distance

Adjusts the distance between adjacent levels of the tree.

Background Opacity

Sets the level of opacity for the conversation image that is displayed on the background of the tree diagram.