Settings Locked by One Administrator Level

This task shows how to reset settings locked by one administration level.

  1. Start a session in administrator mode as explained in Locking Settings

  2. Select the Tools > Options... command.

  3. Select the Display category, then the Visualization tab.

    At the start, settings A, B, C and D (identified on the screen shots):

    • are not locked
    • and are set to the default values.



  4. Reset and lock the settings as follows:


    • A: no lock - keep the default value
    • B: no lock - choose another color
    • C: lock the setting - keep the default value
    • D: lock the setting - choose another color.



  5. Click the Cancel button.

    The Cancel button is a handy tool for undoing your changes. Access the Visualization tab again to confirm that your changes have been cancelled:



  6. Still in the Visualization tab, reset A, B, C and D again as explained above:



  7. This time, click OK.

    The new settings are applied.

  8. Access the Visualization tab again, click the reset utton, then the Yes button:



    The result is:

    The locks on C and D are kept, but all the initial setting values for A, B C and D are restored.