... "Preferences", defining how the document is displayed. It's the same as whether a word processor displays the ruler in cm or inches. Nothing more or nothing less. Hi Paul, 1. No, it's not the same as "Display Preferences". Changing the generator settings has no effect on templates already on the background, unless and until they are rebuilt (re-generated). The display preferences for them are set at pad> pad background options> pad background templates detail... menu item: 2_080327_070000000.png which change the display immediately. Note however that ticking a box can not display items which were not originally generated. On the specific point of "Rebuild", that seems to be "Restore defaults" in normal language. Correct? No, rebuild means the same as "re-generate", i.e. destroy the drawing of the existing background template and then re-create it from its specification* using the current generator settings. You can rebuild an individual background template without affecting any others, or rebuild a ...