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# Assign editors and browsers

You can specify which application the desktop client will use to open a particular type of a Dimensions CM request or item when you select it for browsing and editing.

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## Set the editor and browser options for requests

You can set the default browser and description editor for requests.

To set the editor and browser options for requests:

1. In the desktop client, select Tools > Preferences and select the Editors tab.

2. Under Category, select Requests.

3. To set the default browser, In the Default field, enter the path to the application, or use the browse button to navigate to the application.

   This is the application that the client will use if one has not been specifically set for a particular request type. It is recommended that you select a default application, otherwise you might receive an error message stating that "a default editor has not been set" when performing certain actions.

4. To select the description editor, in the Description field, enter the path to the application, or use the browse button to navigate to the application.

   This is the editor that the desktop client will use for editing the action descriptions and detailed descriptions of requests.

   Note: The action description and the detailed description must consist of ascii text, so the editor needs to be appropriate to this.

5. To select an editor for a request type:

   1. Select the request type from the Type list.

   2. In the Editor field, enter the path to the application, or use the browse button to navigate to the application. To unset the selected editor and use the default editor, click Reset To Defaults.

   3. Click OK.

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## Set the editor options for items

You can set the default editor for items.

To set the editor options for items:

1. In the desktop client, select Tools > Preferences and select the Editors tab.

2. Under Category, select Items.

3. To set the default editor:

   1. In the Default field, enter the path to the application, or use the browse button to navigate to the application.

      This is the editor that the desktop client will use when one has not been specifically set for a particular item format.

   2. (Optional) To use your selected editor instead of Windows default editor, select Override Windows default editor.

      If you leave this option cleared, the editor you selected as the default will be used only when there is no default Windows editor for an item format.

      We recommend that you select a default editor.

4. To select an editor for an item format:

   1. In the Format list, select the item format.

   2. In the Editor field, enter the path to the application, or use the browse button to navigate to the application. To unset the selected editor and use the default editor for this item format, click the Reset To Defaults button.

   3. Click OK.

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See also:

- About editing items
- Set system preferences

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