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Configure the user default settings

Administrators can change the default user settings which are Configure dashboards
applied to user accounts on creation. These settings can be
changed by the user on an individual basis through their profile. Show more

Configure custom
Note: An administrator can force the user to use a specific Email
dashboards
format by clicking the Apply link. The user will then be unable to
edit this setting. Use dashboard gadgets

Configure the default

Changing the user default settings issue navigator
1. Log in as a user with the Administer Jira 
Configure the user
global permission.
default settings

2. Choose > System > Default user preferences to open Create links in the
the User Default Settings page. application navigator
3. Click the Edit default values button. The User Default
Settings window displays.
4. Make the changes you wish to apply. A summary of the Community
available changes is listed below.
Questions, discussions,
and articles
Setting Option

Email Outgoing email notifications from Jira

format can be sent as HTML or text format.

This will set the number of issues

Issues per
displayed on each Issue Navigator page.
page
Enter a value between 1 and 1000.

Choose the default access setting for

when you create new filters and
Default
dashboards, which can be either shared
access
with all other users (Public) or restricted
to your viewing only (Private).

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Notify Choose between making Jira send you

users of email notifications about issue updates
their own made by either both you and other
changes people (Notify me) or other people only
(i.e. Do not notify me).

Choose between allowing Jira to

Autowatch
automatically make you a watcher of any
own issues
issues that you create or comment on.

5. Click the Update button. Your changes have been applied.

Note: The first time you access the User Default Settings window,
the Email format is set to text. This will be applied if you click
Update. Ensure you have selected the correct Email format you
wish to apply.

Last modified on Nov 9, 2020

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