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# General settings

The General settings menu is used to view and change general properties of EvoCode. To open it, click on the![](/files/-MgF4RuvVJHJHIPWWyeJ) button at the top toolbar of EvoCode. General settings consist of three main parts:

* Options
* Hotkeys
* Scripts

## **Options**

![](/files/-MgF4Rv0jpQ-UV_1yhwI)

* 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**

![](/files/-MgF4Rv4ytaG7OHPWIpy)

To edit an existing hotkey, click its value in the HotKey column so that it becomes highlighted![](/files/-MgF4RvBlbiYypf9KBBQ), and set a new value by pressing the needed key(s).

## **Scripts**

![](/files/-MgF4RvEbamNWUMtKnfC)

* 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.