Actio Help


Actio Preferences

These preferences apply to all projects within Actio.

Default Settings

Default Settings


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Auto Save Saves changes to all open files every 5 minutes.
Show Actio Logo Shows the Actio logo on start-up.
Show Welcome Window Shows the Welcome window on start-up.
Use Tabs Shows new projects in a tab within each window.
Scroll Wheel Allows the scroll wheel or 2 finger scrolling to be used to rapidly change dates.
Apple Notifications Changes of state of each open action are sent to Apple’s Notification Centre.



Ownership

Ownership


The owner is referred to by one of the following formats, dependent upon which fields have been populated.

ButtonFunctionMore Information
Default Owner Set the owner on adding a new action or sub-action. Choose from None, the same owner as in the parent (folder) action or yourself.
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First name enter your first name or given name.

Middle Name enter your middle name.

Last Name enter you last name or family name.

Nick Name enter the name by which you prefer to be called.

Preferred Email Choose you preferred email from the drop-down list. If the email you want is not in the list then type the email address name@email.com into the field to create a new email address.



Email Settings

Email Settings


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Send Mail From

SMTP Server uses the SMTP server specified in the fields below. This allows formatted HTML mails to be sent.

Your Mail App uses your default mail application. This limits emails to simple text format.

SMTP Server Details

f you have selected SMTP server then the fields need to be filled in to

SMTP Server URL: Enter the URL of your preferred outgoing email server.

Use SSL: Check to use Secure Socket Layer(SSL), recommended.

Port: Enter the port number for your SMTP server (e.g. 465 for SSL or 25 for non SSL)

Use Authentication: Check to use the Username and Password fields for authentication.

You will be able to send a test message after finalising the “Mail Details” panel.

Mail Details

Send-From Email address: This is the address set as the preferred email in the Ownership tab. If you have set SMTP server then double check that this email is sent from the same server.

bcc self: Allows all outgoing emails to be blind copied to your preferred email address.

Attach Actio File: Allows the attachment of the current project as an Actio file - only works with SMTP server selected.

Mail Format: Allows you to choose to send plain text, HTML or both.


Once all the above are completed you can press the send test Send Test button to send a test email to your own account. Check for error messages in the panel below and check your email account to see that you correctly receive the message.


Licenses

Parts_Bar


This tab allows In-App-Purchases (IAPs) to be made to enhance Actio’s capabilities. Click the licence you wish to purchase and press the BuyNow button.