P E A R L   E C H 0   U S E R   G U I D E  

Changing The Default Text Editor 

The  Configure Default Editor  command in the Options menu allows you to 

select the editor program you wish to use to read and print the logged 

content of Email, IM, Chat, and News activity. 

To configure your default editor:  

1. 

Select Configure Default Editor from the Options menu. 

2.  Use the Look In box to navigate to the location of the desired editor's 

executable (.exe) file. 

3. 

Click on Select. 

Note: Your default editor is automatically configured by Pearl Echo's Setup 

Wizard when you run Pearl Echo for the first time. 

Changing the Default Browser 

The  Configure Default Browser  command in the Options menu allows you to 

select the Internet browser program you wish to run from Pearl Echo. Pearl 

Echo will communicate with your default browser when you generate a Quick 

Link  from a Pearl Echo Log Window.  

To configure your default Web Browser:  

1. 

Select Configure Default Browser from the Options menu. 

2. 

Use the Look In box to navigate to the location of the desired browser's 

executable (.exe) file. For example C:\Program Files\Internet 

Explorer\Iexplore.exe 

3. 

Click on Select. 

Note: Your default browser is automatically configured by Pearl Echo's Setup 

Wizard when you run Pearl Echo for the first time. 

Compacting the Current Profile s Control Lists 

The  Compact Lists  command in the Security menu is used to increase the 

efficiency of the Allow and Block operations. Wasted space and duplicate 

entries are purged from the Current Profile s Control Lists. 

Changing your Log In Password 

The  Change Password  command in the Security menu is used to change the 

administrative password. Upper and lower case letters are not treated the 

same. Passwords are limited to less than twenty characters.  

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