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Preferences: General

From the Menu bar, select Tools > Preferences: General.

General preferences determine basic behavior in RealPlayer, such as default file locations.

Option

Description

RealPlayer Options

On startup display: (Default: Real Guide) Selects a specific tab or browser page such as Real Guide or My Library to be displayed at startup.

Automatically resize clip when playback begins: (Default: On) When selected, RealPlayer will automatically resize the video content currently playing to fit the size of the RealPlayer presentation area.

File Locations

When saving or downloading media, RealPlayer automatically stores files according to the following settings. The default location for media files is C:\My Documents\My Music\.

My Library Files	Click Browse... to select where to save all new media files for clips in My Library. This includes saved audio files (CDs, Mic/Line-in), Converted files, and downloaded (from the internet) media files.
Temporary Files	Click Browse... to select where temporary files (Streaming Cache, etc.) created by RealPlayer are saved.

Now Playing

Select the behavior of the current Playlist pane when a new clip is selected to be played.

Clear...: (Default: On) Clears the current Playlist, then places the new clip at the top of the list.

Warn...: (Default: On) If the Clear option is selected, RealPlayer displays a warning before the Playlist is cleared and replaced.

Keep...:(Default: Off) Keeps old clips in the Playlist when adding new clips. New clips are added to the bottom of list. Enter the maximum number of clips to keep from the old list. More recent clips replace older clips if the maximum is reached.

History

Enable a history..: (Default: On) When enabled, a list of the most recently played clips appear in the File menu, and the most recently visited Internet pages are available in the Address bar.

Clear History: Click to remove history data for the File menu and Address bar.