# Set up general properties for a local message display

Use the General tab of the Local Message Display Properties dialog box to set up general options for a local message display.

## To set up general options for a local message display

1. In the Graphics Display editor, double-click the object to open its Properties dialog box.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Specify the options.

Tip: | Use |n for a new line in your messages in the message file to control where a message begins a new line. Or you can select the Word wrap option to let the application begin a new line when the next word will not fit on the current line.

## See also

Create local message displays

Options on the General tab of the Local Message Display Properties dialog box

How the local message display works at run time

Configuring the gradient fill