Dashboard - User Preferences screen

The User Preferences screen in the Dashboard has the following controls:

Language and locale

Lets you choose a different interface language and/or choose a date and number format.

Search Settings

Lets you configure how Content Manager Explorer executes searches.

Content Editing

Lets you configure how you want Content Manager Explorer to behave when you paste formatted text.

View Settings

Lets you configure what you want to see after you log in: this Dashboard (select SDL Tridion Dashboard) or the Home tab of the Ribbon (select Content Explorer). In the latter case, you can also select a Folder you want Content Manager Explorer to start in.

Also lets you configure if you want the Ribbon toolbar to be maximized or minimized when you log in. You can always maximize or minimize the toolbar later, as explained in Content Manager Explorer Ribbon.