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title: "Accessing the Global Options Dialog"
slug: "accessing-the-global-options-dialog"
updated: 2026-04-21T08:56:42Z
published: 2026-04-21T08:56:42Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/accessing-the-global-options-dialog"
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# Accessing the Global Options Dialog

You set default drawing options (dimensions, number of nodes per bay, with or without planks, plank types, toeboard types, guardrail types, number of sill boards, etc.) in the *Global Options* dialog. The procedures below show you have to get access to that dialog.

To access the Avontus Designer Options dialog:

1. Click the **Start** tab. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-VJL4HOFX.png) The *Backstage* appears with the **New** option selected.
2. Click **Global Options**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/2ddf0caa-c086-43c4-9c71-d37f7e41d616.png) The **Global Options** dialog appears, with the **Scaffold Bays** tab pre-selected. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/1f5a459b-acbe-4d05-9824-7fc28fb41bd4.png)