Settings Reference

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Beyond Compare is highly configurable, and it sometimes can be hard to know where to go in the program to change a specific setting.  Here's where to look:

Program Options

General user preferences are set in the Options dialog.  From the Tools menu, select Options .  From here you can set startup options, control confirmation messages, and customize display colors and fonts.

Commands

You can define your own keyboard shortcuts and toggle the visibility of various toolbar and menu items.  From the Tools menu, select Customize Commands .

Session Settings

Most of the options that define the scope and rules of a comparison can be found in the Session Settings dialog.  Each session type has its own session settings dialog.  Select Session Settings from the Session menu to open the dialog, or simply click the Rules icon on the toolbar.

Session settings are stored with your saved sessions.

File Formats

You can configure how Beyond Compare handles specific file types.  From the Tools menu, select File Formats .

File formats determine:

The type of viewer used for visual comparison
What conversion, if any, should be performed before and after comparison
The syntax, or grammar, of the file's content
Tab stops
Which grammar elements are important or unimportant to the comparison
Line weights to help the alignment process

FTP Profiles

You can configure how Beyond Compare connects to specific FTP servers.  From the Tools menu, select FTP Profiles.

Source Control Integration

You can configure Beyond Compare to support checking files in and out of source control.  From the Tools menu, select Source Control Integration.

Tweaks

Tweaks are advanced or obscure program options that we have decided not to include in the normal user interface.

Press Ctrl+Shift+T to access the Tweaks dialog.

Editing tweaks should be self-explanatory.  Contact Scooter Software if you require assistance.