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The General properties page allows you to set some of the high level properties of your configuration including the name, the configuration’s map and also restrict what is permissible for the users of ArcGIS Explorer to do.

##### Name

The name of the configuration is what’s displayed in the configurations list in the configuration manager application. You can type a new name to change it.

##### Map

When you start ArcGIS Explorer for the first time, the default map is automatically opened for you. The default map is also the starting point for new maps that you create. By default, the default map is the ESRI default map, but you can specify your own ArcGIS Explorer map (.nmf) to be the default map for the configuration. Select the Use your own map radio button and then click Choose map... to browse for the nmf you want to use as the map for your configuration.

If you want the configuration’s map to always be opened by default when a user starts ArcGIS Explorer, check the Always open this map option. This is useful when you are often updating the configuration’s map with new information that you want your users to have access when they first start ArcGIS Explorer, or when the configuration’s functionality is tied to a specific map.

##### Permissions

The general page also lists a set of functions of ArcGIS Explorer that you can allow or prevent your users from using. To prevent them from being able to use a function, uncheck it in the Permissions list. To allow them to use a function, check it. For example, you can prevent your users from being able to print a map by un-checking the Print permission. The following summarizes each permission:

- Print un-checking this permission will prevent users from being able to print maps when using the configuration. The Print button on the application menu is disabled.
- Open maps un-checking this permission will prevent users from opening maps other than the map that’s open by default by the configuration. This is useful when the configuration is tied to a specific map (the configuration’s map) and you want to prevent users from using other maps. The Open button on the application menu is disabled.
- Save maps un-checking this permission prevents users from saving any changes they make to the map. The Save and Save-As buttons on the application menu are disabled.
- Manage application add-ins un-checking this permission prevents users from adding or removing local add-ins via the application options dialog.
- Include Add-ins tab un-checking this permission will result in the Add-ins tab not being displayed, even if local add-ins are present.
- Display application options un-checking this permission prevents users from accessing the application options dialog. The ArcGIS Explorer Options button on the application menu is disabled.
- Perform application version check un-checking this permission prevents users from checking for ArcGIS Explorer updates.
- Add content un-checking this permission prevents users from adding their own content to the map. The Add Content split-button on the Home tab is disabled.
- Display map properties un-checking this permission prevents users from accessing the map properties dialog. The Map Properties button on the application menu is disabled.