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Choose from the following options:

**Show file extensions in the project scout**

This option is not applicable in Clarion Win32.

**Select your preferred ambience**

The Ambience type you select will be used in the quick class browser (the combo boxes located above the text editor) and for the tooltips and code-completion.

Select the Clarion or Clarion# ambience to display the tooltips in Clarion syntax.

**Prefer project's ambience if possible**

Check this option to allow the IDE to switch an ambience based on the language of the project you currently have active.

**Show status bar**

Check this option to show the standard status bar in the IDE.

**Show tool bar**

Check this option to show the IDE tool bar. If not active, all of the options you need are contained in the IDE menu.

**Use office styled menus and toolbars**

Check this option to enable the dropdown to choose a color theme for the menu and toolbar. You can select from the following pre-defined themes:

Office2003Blue

Office2003Olive

Office2003Silver

Office2007

OfficeBlack

OfficeClassic

OfficeXP

SerenityBlue

or you can customize any of the pre-defined themes or define a new theme using the Appearance Editor.

see also [[appearance editor.htm|Appearance Editor]]