# Customizing the splash screen

**URL:** <https://speciforum.org/t/customizing-the-splash-screen/2604>\
**Category:** Technical Docs\
**Created:** [April 28, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/customizing-the-splash-screen/2604 "2022-04-28T05:00:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/customizing-the-splash-screen/2604/3 "2026-01-14T14:49:30Z")

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Hi @Eyal,

This can be done by setting default user preferences at any level of your choosing (e.g. collection, discipline, institution)!

> [@Setting Default User Preferences](https://speciforum.org/t/setting-default-user-preferences/1447):
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> book This guide explains how to define default user preferences which will apply to all users below the selected level in the hierarchy. In Specify 7.7.0, the [User Preferences](https://speciforum.org/t/user-tools-menu/536#preferences-6) menu was introduced! This menu enables users to customize various preferences such as appearance, behavior, home page, navigation menu, interactions, forms, collection chooser, attachments, tree editor, query builder, record merging, reports and labels, WorkBench, app resources, and GeoMap. Setti…

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