Understanding the Dental4Web General Settings page
There are hundreds of General Settings within D4Web.
Some are preset to ensure accurate use of a module or feature and some are customisable and can be set to meet your practice preferences.
Where to find General Settings
Click the navigation menu > Location Setup > General page
Apply General Settings to Individual PC or Location
General Settings can be applied to an individual PC or the whole location.
Setting will apply to the current PC only
Setting will apply to all PC's at this location
This is a Global setting, and is for all locations The settings that are considered Global cannot be altered to individual
To change the setting from Location to Individual, or vice-versa:
Double click on the icon
Search for a General Setting
Simple Searches
Group and Manual search
Drop the Group list and select from the available groups
Some of these groups may not be visible in your system
- Use the scroll bar on the right to look through the list of settings available in the selected group

Setting Name search:
Enter keywords of the setting (i.e. Receipt)
Click FIND
All the Settings with your setting name will be listed
Select the relevant setting and make changes as needed

Advanced Search
Setting Name: Enter keywords of the setting (i.e. Receipt)
And / Or: Joins or separates the Setting Name and Value entries
Setting Value: Enter the selected option, e.g. Yes / No
Tick Show Advanced Search Options
Computer: Select computer to search ![]()
Show Advanced Programming Settings: Only Centaur Employees have the ability to search this
Search in all possible drop list values: Search all possibilities available
Click FIND

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