# Setting Specify Preferences

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**Created:** [March 17, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://speciforum.org/t/setting-specify-preferences/216 "2022-03-17T16:46:39Z")\
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## Setting Specify Preferences

- For Mac: Choose _Specify \> Preferences_ .
- For Windows and Linux: Choose _Edit \> Preferences_.

Specify includes preference options that apply to each Specify user. These include preferences for font, font sizes and application icons as well as settings for components such as plugin preferences.

Other preferences are stored locally, such as form layout. When changing machines users will need to reset these preferences.

Changes to the date format will be reflected in all collections in the database.

It is important to note that the Login Preference clears the intended lists the moment that the _Clear_ button is clicked. The _Cancel_ button will undo the _Clear_ process and the list will be cleared.