Options Tab

About The Screen

The options screen allows you to change the scheduling and presentation of sessions, mini-breaks and bullet-breaks, as well as many other preferences. Please note that some of these options may be disabled based on the setup of your company.

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The options menu allows you to switch between different categories of options.

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The options pane is where options can be viewed and modified.

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The buttons at the bottom of the screen allow you to save changes to your options.

• Save: Validates the options and then saves. DeskActive will refresh and start using your new options immediately.
• Cancel: Cancels any changes made to options.

General Options

Settings

• Enable Alert Tones: Determines whether audio tones are used across the application.
• Change My Password: Allows you to change your password. Please note that according to your company's policies, your new password may have to adhere to certain standards.
• Watch Get Started Movie: Clicking on the picture will introduce you to Dr. Dale, who will walkthrough DeskActive with you.

Activity Sessions

Settings

• Enable Activity Sessions: Whether session reminders should be displayed.
• Flash System Tray Icon: Whether and how to flash the system tray icon when a session is due. Settings include never, occasionally and constantly.
• Display Fade-in Alert: Whether to display a fade-in alert when a session is due.
• Play Alert Tone: Whether to play an alert tone when a session is due.
• Alert Tone: The alert tone played when a session is due if the play alert tone is turned on.
• Re-alert Session: How often the session is re-prompted if not completed.

Schedule

• Display Activity Sessions Every: Whether sessions will be launched periodically and the length of periodic time.
• Display Activity Sessions Based on Keyboard/Mouse: Whether sessions will be launched based on meeting certain keyboard/mouse/activity thresholds.
• Display Activity Sessions Based on Schedule: Whether sessions will be launched at particular times on particular days of the week, as specified in the calendar below, which may be modified.

Presentation

• Preferred Character: The preferred character, displayed throughout the application. Characters include Sam and Sarah.
• Use Tip Voices: Whether voice tips are played as stretches/exercises are performed.
• Display Activity Tips: Whether activity tips are displayed as stretches/exercises are performed.
• Auto-Advance: Automatically advance to the next stretch/exercise as the previous was completed.

Content

• Preferred Session Duration: The preferred duration of sessions.
• Preferred Activities Per Session: Number of stretches/exercises displayed in a session, as long as not running in a pre-designed session.
• Advice Entries Per Session: Number of advice entries displayed in a session, as long as not running in a pre-designed session.
• Bonus Entries Per Session: Number of rewards displayed in a session, as long as not running in a pre-designed session.