# Preferences and Settings

Previous versions of Tinderbox had separate windows for Tinderbox Preferences, which applied to new documents, and Document Preferences, which applied to the current document. Many people found this confusing, not least because the two windows looked similar.

Most settings previously found in Document Preferences are now located in Edit>Document Settings.

> Hint: a good way to preload new documents with settings, user attributes and other infrastructure is to create a starter or starting point document that is set up they way you prefer. This lets you build different preferences for different purposes; your meeting notes, project notes, annual reviews, or expense reports can each use a different starting point and have distinct initial settings. You might keep much-needed starting point documents in the Tinderbox Favorites folder inside the Tinderbox Support folder, making them readily available from the File menu.

Tinderbox Preferences is now reserved for settings that apply throughout Tinderbox, such as registration status.