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There are many ways you can configure Aconex to your own personal requirements. Let's take a look. We'll open up the Preferences area via the Setup menu. We're going to look at the four most common preferences that most people change. These preferences also cause frustration for users when they don't know how to change them.

At the top, we see tabs for user, project, and organization. And you may not see all of these, depending on your level of access. Let's start with the time zone. Scroll down and click the Edit button alongside time zone. Your project admin may have set this as a default for your company, but you may need to change it if you're in a different location. Select the relevant time zone, and click Save.

Next is language. You may need to remove the tick in the Default column to change this. Select the preferred language, and click the Save button. Now, keep in mind, this only alters the various buttons, screen labels, and menu items. It won't actually translate anything like documents.

Then we have session time. This is the amount of time the system will keep you logged in if there is no activity. Again, you may have to remove the tick in the Default column to change this. Select the number of hours you require, and click Save. It's important to understand that this could represent a security risk if it's set to a very long period of time.

Lastly, we'll look at email notification types. This preference determines the type of email notification that you receive for any mail that includes you as a recipient. Again, you may have to remove that tick in the Default column to change anything. There are four options.

First of all, none-- and that's easy. That means you don't get any notifications. Notification only is the default, and it means that you get a simple notification but no content. And that means you'll have to log into Aconex to read it and find out what the mail is about.

Then we have entire mail body. This is the full copy of the mail, including the message in the mail body. And this is a great option, as it means you can read the mail without logging into Aconex. But there is a downside. This option automatically marks the mails as being read and will not appear on your task page. That's not a huge problem, but it's something to keep in mind.

The last option is entire mail body with attachments. And this is the same as the previous option, but it also includes any attachments. If those attachments are very large, the notification provides a download link instead of actually attaching them. And this makes it less likely that your organization's email system will refuse the notification due to the attachment size.

So that's four easy preferences that you can easily control to make Aconex work better for you.

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