5 Setting Your Personal Preferences

1. From your user menu, select Preferences.(Figure 5-1).
2. On the General page (Figure 5-2), from the Language drop-down list, select your preferred display language locale.

   Alternatively, select No Preference to accept the application-level default set by your system administrator.

   Your change is applied immediately, and the page refreshes in the selected language.

Note:

You can also set a display language on the Welcome page before you log in. Select a language in the language switcher (Figure 5-3).

Figure 5-3 Language Switcher on Welcome Page

Description of "Figure 5-3 Language Switcher on Welcome Page"

1. From your user menu in the menu bar, select Preferences.(Figure 5-1).
2. On the General page (Figure 5-2), set your date and time preferences.

   Table 5-1 describes the available date and time options.

   Table 5-1 Date and Time Preference Settings

   Preference	Description
   Time Format	Select your preferred time format. The formats in the list show the current time. Note: The available time formats depend on the locale selected in the Language list or by your browser locale. For example, if you select English-United Kingdom [en-GB], the AM/PM is not included in the time format. No Preference—To display the default Time Format established by your system administrator H:M AM/PM—To display hour, minutes, and AM or PM, such as 4:47 PM H:M:S AM/PM—To display hour, minutes, seconds, and AM or PM, such as 4:47:52 PM H:M:S AM/PM Time Zone—To display hour, minutes, seconds, AM or PM, and the abbreviation of the specified time zone, such as 4:47:52 PM PDT H:M:S o'clock Time Zone—(Not available for all locales.) To display hour, minutes, seconds, "o'clock", and the abbreviation of the specified time zone, such as 4:47:52 o'clock PDT
   Date Format	Select your preferred date format. The formats in the list show the current date. Note: The available date formats depend on the locale selected in the Language list or by your browser locale. For example, if you select English-United Kingdom [en-GB], the dates are listed in day, month, year order. No Preference—To use the default date format set by your system administrator M/D/YY—To use a number format, such as 4/21/09 MON D, YYYY—To use an abbreviation format and the full year, such as Apr 21, 2009 MONTH D, YYYY—To display the full month name and the full year, such as Apr 21, 2009 DAY, MONTH D, YYYY—To display the full month name, the full year, and include the day of the week, such as Tuesday, April 21, 2009
   Time Zone	Select your preferred time zone. Alternatively select No Preference to accept the application-level default set by your system administrator.

   Your change is applied immediately.

Use accessibility options to optimize the application user interface (UI) for use with a screen reader, such as JAWS; to enable support of high-contrast colors; and to enable support for large fonts.

This section includes the following topics:

• About Application Accessibility Options

• Applying Accessibility Options

1. From your user menu in the menu bar, select Preferences (Figure 5-1).
2. On the General page (Figure 5-2), select your preferred Application Skin:

   • No Preference—To defer to the application's configured skin setting

   • Skin_Name—To select a predefined application skin from the list of skins available to you

     Note:

     The available skins are determined by your system administrator.

   Your change is applied immediately. Go to the Home portal to see the selected skin.

1. From your user menu in the menu bar, select Preferences (Figure 5-1).
2. On the Password page (Figure 5-4), in the Old Password field, enter your current password.

   Figure 5-4 Preferences - Password Page

   
   Description of "Figure 5-4 Preferences - Password Page"
3. In the New Password field, enter your new password.

   Note:

   The requirements for this password are driven by the identity store that manages WebCenter Portal application users. Every ID store has its own password policy that enforces rules such as password length, password history, and so on. If you have issues setting a new password, contact your system administrator for the password requirements and restrictions of your ID store.

4. In the Confirm New Password field, enter your new password again.
5. Click Save to save your change.

1. From your user menu in the menu bar, select Preferences (see Accessing the Preferences Pages).
2. On the My Accounts page (Figure 5-5), select an application from the list.

   Figure 5-5 Preferences - My Accounts Page

   
   Description of "Figure 5-5 Preferences - My Accounts Page"
3. Enter login credentials as required for the selected application.

   Login credential fields and check boxes for the selected application are shown in the right pane. Fields requiring values are marked with an asterisk (*).

   Tip:

   The applications you see on the My Accounts page are those that were configured by your system administrator. Contact your system administrator to request additional applications.

   Note:

   Login credentials vary from one application to another. For example, some applications may require user name and password, while others may require those values along with additional values, such as your mail address.

4. Select Remember My Login Information to enable automatic authentication to the selected application every time you log in to WebCenter Portal.

   Note:

   If you do not select Remember My Login Information, the login information that you enter is used only for the current user session. This means the next time you log in to WebCenter Portal, you must also log in to this application.

5. Click Apply to save your change.