Changing font and window settings

In the preferences for Event Viewers and AELs, you can specify background colors for the rows in the lists and also set the font. For AELs, you can specify which toolbars are displayed.

Procedure

  1. Press Shift+P to open the Preferences window. You can also access the Preferences window from the AEL menu bar and tool bar.
  2. Click Event List and complete the fields under Event Window it as follows:
    Show Colors
    Displays each row of the event list with a background color that corresponds to the severity of the event.
    Show Distribution Summary Bar
    Select this check box to display the distribution summary bar in the event list. The distribution summary bar displays the number of alerts that match each severity color.
    Show Toolbar
    Select this check box to make the toolbar available on the event list.
    Font Name
    Select a font for your event list from the list.
    Font Size
    Select a font size for your event list from the list.
  3. Save the settings for use in the current session, or for future sessions:
    • To use these preferences in the current session only, click Apply.
    • To use these preferences in future sessions, click Save.
  4. Click one of the other tabs to make more changes or to exit the Preferences window, click Close.