# General settings

The General settings menu is used to view and change general properties of EvoCode. To open it, click on the![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F0f8eb1aeb1dd8831044f7cacca4213de6746335a.png?generation=1628062483938678\&alt=media) button at the top toolbar of EvoCode. General settings consist of three main parts:

* Options
* Hotkeys
* Scripts

## **Options**

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F9a50e0d8045c6cb199d1d20ff5f1b5ee886d31cd.png?generation=1628062552142484\&alt=media)

* Language – specifies the default language of the user interface. To set up the language, select it from the list;
* Enable sound – check to allow sound notifications;
* Symbol – opens the Symbol lookup window;
* Mouse wheel – select the action to be performed when scrolling the mouse wheel, it's either scrolling or zooming in and out.

## **Hotkeys**

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F26085ee2c879f2f810cf97de8287ef92932d758f.png?generation=1628062551950931\&alt=media)

To edit an existing hotkey, click its value in the HotKey column so that it becomes highlighted![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F070b54f608fc5e632ccebadaf512d3690a7355b0.png?generation=1628062551996308\&alt=media), and set a new value by pressing the needed key(s).

## **Scripts**

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F9d8048539137babbefc7ded4d086845ad364099a.png?generation=1628062552104772\&alt=media)

* Auto include variables to watch – if checked, the Watch panel will contain all variables used in a script any time it's opened.
* Stop debugging after an exception – if checked, when the first exception occurs the debugging will be stopped, if unchecked – debugging will continue without any restrictions.
* Write trading data to logs – if checked, all trading information will be saved into text log files.