# Changing the Look and Feel

MotiveWave™ provides several options for changing the look and feel of the window decorations, docking framework, table colors and chart colors. Use the **Settings** dialog to change these attributes (as well as many others). This dialog can be opened by pressing the **Settings** button at top right and bottom right of the console window or by choosing *Configure > Settings* from the top menu bar.

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If you would like to modify the preferences for the docking framework, click on the **General** tab then on the **Dock** sub tab. Several options are available from this panel (see below):

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The Themes tab provides several options for changing the look and feel of the window decorations as well as the colors for the chart, tables and buy/sell boxes. Custom **Chart,** **Bar and Table** themes can be defined under the corresponding tabs of this section:

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The following screen shot shows an example of some theme changes:

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### **Fonts**

#### **System Fonts**

The system font can be selected via the MotiveWave's ***splash screen > Options > Advanced > System Font:***

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In case you would like to add a different font family to the font list, you can simply download the font and install it on your operating system. Any operating system fonts will show up in this list.

After you have selected a new system font, click on OK button and make sure to restart MotiveWave for the change to take effect.

#### In-App Fonts

Fonts and icon sizes can be changed from the **Fonts** panel. Select the **General Font/Icon Size** option to adjust the overall size of the icons and fonts for the windows and dialogs. This option can be particularly useful on a high resolution screen.

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Fonts can also be adjusted for the charts on the **Chart Fonts** tab:

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