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Unit 1: Navigation - Optional Unit

Figure 17: SAP Help Portal

Hint:
You can also access the SAP Help Portal on the internet. To do so, go to http://
help.sap.com .
You can access the full product documentation for all releases here; a user-
friendly full-text search by solution is also available.

LESSON SUMMARY
You should now be able to:
● Use the basic functions of the F1 help and the F4 help
● Display the information in the online documentation

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Lesson 4
Personalizing the User Interface

LESSON OVERVIEW
During this lesson, you will learn about various options for personalizing the appearance of
your SAP GUI.

Business Example
You want to personalize your access to SAP systems.

LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
● Use the various options for personalizing the SAP system

Methods for Personalizing the SAP GUI

End users have several personalization options at their disposal. Some are described here.
You can use Extras→ Settings to change the appearance of the initial screen, for example, by
turning off the graphics display on the right side of the screen, or by displaying technical
names (transaction codes) on the SAP Easy Access screen.

Use this pushbutton to customize the local layout:

Options available through the Customizing of local layout pushbutton include, under
Options...→ Local Data, administration options for input history. When the input history is
active, it builds a small front-end database that contains the last n number of entries made in
input fields in transactions. You can define the value of n yourself. These entries are then
provided as input help for fields that are appropriately declared. There is a slight time delay on
the input history, which you can minimize by choosing Options...→ Local Data→ History→
Immediately.
The Options... also enable you to set the speed of quick info, and to display system messages
in dialog boxes (Options...→ Messages). Various other aids and settings are available here,
for instance, you can choose a color scheme for your GUI.

Note:
In Customizing of local layout , under New Visual Design...→ General, you also
have the option of changing the font size on your SAP GUI screen. However, you
will need to close the SAP Logon program, call it up and log on to the system again
before your changes to the settings take effect.

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