Customize the Look of the Dialog Pane

You can change the appearance of the dialog pane. Specifically, you can change background colors and text properties (such as font face, size, and color). You can also change some of the properties of the resource pane as well as the interview outline.

To restore all default properties after you have changed them, at the Appearance window, click Restore Default Fonts and Colors.

To change the appearance of the dialog, resource pane, or interview outline of the assembly window

1. At the HotDocs library, click the Options button. The HotDocs Options dialog box appears.
2. Double-click the Interviews and Dialogs folder. The folder expands to show subfolders.
3. Click the Appearance subfolder. The window changes to show a visual representation of the dialog pane.
4. Make any changes, based on the following options:
   • To change the font or font size for text in the dialog, click the Dialog font drop-down button and choose the font from the list and enter a size in the Font size field.
   • To change the font or font size for text in the resource pane, click the Resource font drop-down button and choose the font from the list and enter a size in the Font size field.
   • To change the font or font size for text in the interview outline, click the Outline font drop-down button and choose the font from the list and enter a size in the Font size field. (To see these changes take effect, you must start a new assembly.)
   • To change the color of an item in the assembly window, click the Item color drop-down button and choose the item from the list. Then click the color drop-down button and choose the color.
   • To have HotDocs mark required questions with an asterisk, select Show asterisk for required fields .

In addition to choosing the item whose properties you want to change using the drop-down lists, you can also click on an area in the dialog preview. This automatically selects the item (in the corresponding drop-down list) so you can then change the properties.