Overview of ArcPad options

The ArcPad Options dialog box is used to configure various aspects of ArcPad that may be unique to each user. You can access the ArcPad Options dialog box by tapping the Tools button on the Main toolbar. The ArcPad Options dialog box contains seven tabs, which are discussed in detail in this section.

All settings available on the ArcPad Options dialog box are saved in a preferences file, ArcPadPrefs.apx. Whenever you tap OK on the ArcPad Options dialog box, the preferences file is updated.

ArcPadPrefs.apx is located in the My Documents/My ArcPad folder on both PCs and Windows Mobile devices. To restore all the default values to the ArcPad Options dialog box, exit ArcPad, delete or rename the ArcPadPrefs.apx file, then restart ArcPad.