2013-10-01

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{{Wiki Help}}

You can set account preferences to configure the wiki so that it enhances the way that you work. You can also use preferences to change your password, set file size and search options, and configure under what circumstances the system provides email notifications to you.

#Click '''My preferences''' at the top of the window.

#:[[image:UsingWiki_PrefTabs.png]]

#Click each of the tabs and set the preferences. The tabs contain the following types of information:

#*'''User profile:''' This tab allows you to configure your profile. you can also change your password, set file size and search options, and [[#Configuring Email Notifications|configure email notifications]].

#*'''Files:''' This tab allows you to set size limits for images and image thumbnail files.

#*'''Date and time:''' This tab allows you to define date formats and set your time zone.

#*'''Editing:''' This tab allows registered users to define the size of the editing window for wiki pages. Some of the functionality of these options requires the use of JavaScript.

#*'''Recent changes:''' This tab allows registered users to configure how recent edits to wiki pages are displayed.

#*'''Watchlist:''' This tab allows registered users to [[Internal:Getting Started on the ServiceNow Wiki#Setting Up Watched Pages|configure your watched pages]].

#*'''Search:''' This tab allows you to define the default namespaces to be used by the [[#Using the Navigation Pane|Internal Search]] feature.

#*'''Misc:''' This tab allows you to set (you guessed it!) miscellaneous options, such as whether the system should remember your login, how broken links should appear, and disable page caching.

#After completing all changes, click '''Save'''.

=Enabling Auto-Numbered Headings=

Logged in users can configure their user preferences to display automatically-numbered headings for wiki articles.

[[Image:PageNumbered.png|thumb|600px|left|Page with auto-number headings enabled]]<br style="clear:both" />

To configure auto-numbered headings:

#Navigate to '''My preferences > Misc'''.

#Select the '''Auto-number headings''' check box.

#Click '''Save'''.

[[Image:UserSettingNumbering.png|thumb|600px|left]]<br style="clear:both" />

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