To set your virtual document preferences:

1. In Documentum Administrator, select Tools > Preferences.

2. Select the Virtual Documents tab, and complete the fields in Table 21.5.

   Table 21.5. Virtual document preferences

   Property	Description
   Opening options	Specifies how a virtual document is opened. This option does not apply if the virtual document is already opened in Virtual Document Manager (VDM): View structure: The first level of nested files appears. View content: A read-only copy of the content appears. Prompt each time: The user is prompted to select to display the structure or the read-only content. If there is no content in a virtual document, the VDM automatically displays the virtual document structure, regardless of the preference.
   Bindings	Specifies whether VDM shows broken bindings. A binding is broken if VDM cannot find the version of a component specified by the associated binding rule.
   Copy	Specifies how a virtual document is copied to the clipboard: Root only: Copies the content, and properties of the parent file only. Root and descendants: Copies the parent file, and all the descendants nested in the parent file, including descendants of descendants. Root and link to existing descendants: Copies the parent file, and references the descendants. Prompt me each time: Prompts the user to select what to copy.
   Checkout	Specifies how a locked document is checked out: Download as read-only: Downloads a copy of the item as read-only. Prompt me each time: Prompts the user to select whether to download as read-only.

3. Click OK to save the preferences.