Working with Profiles

Vu comes preloaded with two Profiles: Simple and Studio. The Simple Profile maximizes screen space for viewing PDFs while hiding tools that are only usable while viewing Studio Session PDFs. The Studio Profile, which is automatically activated when you enter a Studio Session, opens Command bar groups, tabs and toolbars that are usable when viewing Studio Session PDFs.

Click the arrow to the right of the  Profiles button from View > Profiles to prompt a list of available Profiles. The Profile that is currently active will be checked. To change Profiles, simply select another one from the menu. Once selected, the Vu interface will update based on the settings defined in the new Profile.

There are several functions available from the Manage Profiles dialog box, including renaming existing profiles, adding new profiles, importing and exporting profiles, and deleting profiles.

Go to View > Profiles to open the Manage Profiles dialog box.

Active: Switch between active profiles by selecting from this dropdown list.

Import: Click to import an existing profile saved on a local or network drive. See Importing and Exporting Profiles for more information about importing Profiles.

Note: Double-clicking a .bpx file from Windows Explorer will automatically import it.

Export: Click to export a selected profile. This option is only available when a profile is selected from the Profile list. See Importing and Exporting Profiles for more information about exporting Profiles.

Include Dependencies: Embeds tool sets, hatch patterns and line style sets in the exported Profile.

Add: Click to name the current configuration and add it as a profile. See Creating Custom Profiles for more details.

Modify: Click to rename a selected profile. This option is only available when a profile is selected from the Profile list.

Delete: Click to delete a selected profile. This option is only available when a profile is selected from the Profile list.

Location: Define the location of shared, centralized profiles. Click the button to the right of the field to browse to the centralized location. Any new or modified profiles stored in this location will be immediately available. They cannot, however, be permanently modified by individual users: any changes a user makes to a shared profile only affect that user and are lost when Vu is closed.

When going offline, users can continue to use the shared profile that was active when they went offline. The user would not receive updates to the profile until they went back online, however. Similarly, other shared profiles would be available to an offline user, but might have reduced functionality (notably, some tool sets might be unavailable).

Note: Users can save modified, local copies of shared profiles by clicking Add. Such profiles will not be available to other users and will not benefit from updates made to the centralized profile.

In addition to the default Profiles that come with Vu, users can create Profiles that are tailored specifically to their needs.

To create a custom Profile:

1. Configure the Vu interface as desired, arranging toolbars, tabs, panels and so on as needed. This configuration will be the custom Profile.

2. Go to View > Profiles to open the Manage Profiles dialog box.

   

3. Click Add. The Add Profile dialog box opens.
4. Enter the name of the custom Profile in the Name field and click OK. The Add Profile dialog box closes and the new Profile is added to the Profiles list and selected as the active Profile.
5. Click OK to close the Manage Profiles dialog box.

To save changes to a Profile:

1. Click the arrow to the right of the  Profiles button from View > Profiles and select the desired Profile.
2. Make any desired changes to the Vu interface, then go to Profiles > Save Profile. The selected Profile will be replaced with the current interface configuration.
   • Changes to a Profile are also saved automatically when Vu is closed.