====== Tutorial 3. Global configuration ======

You access the global configuration from the menu **Edit->[[Preferences]]**. 

All this options will be stored in the current profile.

There are a number of options for every part of the program and many can be [[Preferences|examined later]]. 

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To start it is essential you set:
  - a valid folder for the captured images.
  - be sure the temporary folder path contain only ASCII characters.
  - your observatory latitude and longitude since they are used in several program functions.\\ It is also important the right observatory coordinates are set in the mount.

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