> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abbyy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Options dialog box
> Settings in the ABBYY FormDesigner Options dialog box: interface language, grid and colors, export formats, and empty page layout properties.
To open the **Options** dialog box, select **Options...** on the [Tools](/flexi-capture/form-designer/ap-menu-file) menu. Use it to change the appearance of the main application window and to specify export settings and layout properties for empty pages.
## View tab
Sets the interface language and the appearance of the main window.
| Setting | Description |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Interface language** | Sets the language for all program messages, dialog box titles, and menu items. Click **OK** and re-run ABBYY FormDesigner for the change to take effect. Defaults to the language selected during installation. |
### Grid
| Setting | Description |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Show grid** | Displays the grid. Not checked by default. |
| **Width** | Sets the width of grid cells, in mm. Default: 2 mm. |
| **Height** | Sets the height of grid cells, in mm. Default: 2 mm. |
| **Snap to grid** | Snaps the top left corner of a newly created or moved element to the nearest grid node. |
### Colors
| Setting | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Items** | Changes the on-screen color of the margins, rulers, and edited-text background. Select an element in the **Items** pane, click the color rectangle underneath it, and choose a color in the **Color** dialog box. |
| **Show ruler** | Shows or hides the ruler. |
| **Show margins** | Shows or hides the form margins. |
### Text editor
| Setting | Description |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Tab width** | Sets the number of spaces inserted in the text editor when you press the **Tab** key. |
## Export tab
Sets the formats used when exporting a form.
| Setting | Description |
| ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Image storing format in xfd-file** | Sets the format for the form image saved when exporting to an XFD file: **EMF** or **TIFF**. |
| **Resolution of TIFF files** | Sets the resolution for the TIFF files into which forms are exported. |
## Empty page layout properties tab
Sets the default layout applied when you create a new empty form.
| Setting | Description |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Style** | Sets the style for empty pages: **Gray drop-out form**, **Black and white form**, **Orange drop-out form**, **Red drop-out form**, **Green drop-out form**, or **Color form** (printing is not recommended). Default: **Black and white form**. |
| **Orientation** | Sets the page orientation to **Portrait** or **Landscape**. |
| **Default font** | Selects the font and font size for empty pages. |
| **Reset to default** | Restores all empty page settings to their default values. |
You can purchase additional fonts and multilingual font support at [www.paratype.com](https://www.paratype.com/).
### Paper size
| Setting | Description |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Size** | Sets the paper size for empty pages: **A3**, **A4**, **A5**, **Custom size**, **US Legal**, or **US Letter**. Default: A4. |
| **Width** | Sets the page width, in mm. Default: 210 mm. |
| **Height** | Sets the page height, in mm. Default: 297 mm. |
### Margins
| Setting | Description |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| **Top** | Sets the top margin, in mm. Default: 10 mm. |
| **Bottom** | Sets the bottom margin, in mm. Default: 10 mm. |
| **Left** | Sets the left margin, in mm. Default: 10 mm. |
| **Right** | Sets the right margin, in mm. Default: 10 mm. |
### Background
| Setting | Description |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Color** | Sets the form background color from the drop-down list (dropout forms) or from the palette (color forms). |
| **Size** | Sets the area covered by the background color: **Whole page** (fills everything except the form elements) or **Inside margins** (fills the page but leaves the margins and form elements white). |
The range of available colors depends on the type of your form. Color can be selected only for color and dropout forms. White is the default for black and white forms. The **Size** option is not available for black and white forms.