# Preferences Tab

**URL:** https://forum.manager.io/t/preferences-tab/23198
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 16, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/preferences-tab/23198 "2019-07-16T11:59:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![Lezann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b77776/32.png) [@Lezann](https://forum.manager.io/u/Lezann)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/preferences-tab/23198/1 "2019-07-16T11:59:36Z")

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Good day. I am working on Manager, and I don’t have a “preferences” tab at the top of my screen. Or any tab as a matter of fact. I urgently need to change the date format. Please help.

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### Author: ![sharpdrivetek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/sharpdrivetek/32/34244_2.png) [@sharpdrivetek](https://forum.manager.io/u/sharpdrivetek)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/preferences-tab/23198/2 "2019-07-16T12:12:23Z")

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i believe you are opening your business file directly.  
you should launch the Manager program to see the Preferences tab.

read the guide [Open a data file directly | Manager](https://www.manager.io/guides/12280)

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### Author: ![Lezann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b77776/32.png) [@Lezann](https://forum.manager.io/u/Lezann)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/preferences-tab/23198/3 "2019-07-16T12:54:53Z")

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Thank you so much!

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### Author: ![MVCI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@MVCI](https://forum.manager.io/u/MVCI)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/preferences-tab/23198/4 "2021-01-06T17:01:27Z")

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I have downloaded the version 21.1.9 and the preference tab does not appear when launching the program. how can I solve this?

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### Author: ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/preferences-tab/23198/5 "2021-01-06T17:04:30Z")

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The Preferences tab has been removed. This was announced in the January newsletter. Whatever you are looking for is now elsewhere. See the relevant Guides.

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### Author: ![alasdair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@alasdair](https://forum.manager.io/u/alasdair)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/preferences-tab/23198/6 "2021-01-06T18:45:17Z")

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Moved to Settings so that you can now set different preferences for each business if you have multiple businesses - See Date and number preferences.

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### Author: ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/preferences-tab/23198/7 "2023-01-18T15:00:31Z")

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