To set virtual document preferences:

1. On the Preferences page, select the Virtual Documents tab.

2. In Opening options, select what happens when you open a virtual document by clicking its name. This does not apply if the virtual document is already opened in Virtual Document Manager (VDM):

   • View structure:

     When you click the virtual document’s name, the first level of nested files appears.

   • View content:

     When you click the virtual document’s name, a read-only copy of the content appears.

   • Prompt each time:

     When you click the virtual document’s name, you are prompted to select to display the structure or the read-only content.

   If there is no content in a virtual document, then VDM automatically displays the virtual document’s structure, regardless of how you set this preference.

3. If you want VDM to display broken bindings, select Show broken bindings. A binding is broken if VDM cannot find the version of a component specified by the component’s binding rule.

4. In Copy, select what happens when you copy a virtual document to your clipboard. You can select one of the following:

   • Root only:

     Copies the content and properties of the parent file only.

   • Root and descendants:

     Copies the parent file and all the descendants nested in the parent file, including descendants of descendants and so on.

   • Root and link to existing descendants:

     Copies the parent file and references the descendants.

   • Prompt me each time:

     Prompts you to select what to copy.

5. In Check out, select what happens when you attempt to check out an item that is locked by another user:

   • Download as read-only:

     Downloads a copy of the item as read-only.

   • Prompt me each time:

     Prompts you to select whether to download as read-only.

6. To save your changes, click OK.