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+.. _general_preferences:
+
+General tab
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This tab defines behavior of Parts and displayed objects on creation or opening of a study, or loading python scripts.
+
+.. figure:: /images/general_preferences.png
+ :align: center
+
+ **Preferences**: General tab
+
+**Input fields**:
+
+- **Create new part** flag. If it is enabled, an empty part is created on a study creation.
+
+- **Activate** relates to activation of part when opening a HDF document. Its could be one of the following:
+
+ - "Last part" - activate last part in the document (**default value**);
+ - "All parts" - activate all parts within the document;
+ - "No activation" - do not activate any part.
+
+- **Display** in "Opening a study". It specifies the shapes, which should be visualized when activating a part. It could be one of the following:
+
+ - "As stored in HDF" - display only the shapes visible before the document is saved (**default value**);
+ - "Last item in each folder" - show only the last result in each folder of the part: Constructions, Results, Groups, Fields;
+ - "All items" - show all shapes from each folder;
+ - "No visualization" - do not display any shape.
+
+- **Display** in "Launching a python script". It specifies the shapes, which should be visualized when loading a script using "File -> Load Script..." menu. It could be one of the following:
+
+ - "Last item in each folder" - show only the last result in each folder of the part: Constructions, Results, Groups, Fields;
+ - "All items" - show all shapes from each folder(**default value**);
+ - "No visualization" - do not display any shape.
+