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  <title>Experience Levels for VirtualBox Manager</title>
  <body>
    <p>When you use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> to configure preferences, and settings for virtual machines, you can select an <i>experience level</i> for the user interface. The following experience levels are available:</p> 
    <ul>
      <li>
        <p><uicontrol>Basic</uicontrol>. Only a limited number of settings and tools are shown. Workflows are used to display settings and configuration options. This is the default setting for new installations.</p>
        <p>This level is suitable for a first time user of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p><uicontrol>Expert</uicontrol>. All available settings and tools are shown.</p>
        <p>Single pages show all settings and configuration options. This is the default setting for upgrades when a user already has at least one saved VM.</p>
        <p>This level is suitable for an experienced user who needs more control of virtual machine settings.</p>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>Experience levels apply, and can be set, in the following places in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>:</p>   
    <ul>
      <li><p><uicontrol>Home</uicontrol> (new installations only)</p>
      </li>
      <li><p><uicontrol>Preferences</uicontrol></p>
      </li>
      <li><p><uicontrol>Settings</uicontrol> for a virtual machine</p>
   </li>
    </ul>
   <p>Wherever you set it, the preference applies throughout <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>.</p> 
    <section id="gui-experience-level-select">
      <title>Selecting the Experience Level</title>
      <ol>
        <li>In the File menu, choose <b>Preferences</b>.</li>
      <li><p>Click <b>Basic</b> or <b>Expert</b> to select the required experience level.</p>
        <p>
          <xref href="images/experience-levels.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp"> 
            <image href="images/experience-levels.png" placement="break" align="center">
              <alt>Icon for setting the experience level. Click to enable Basic or Expert mode.</alt>
            </image>
          </xref>
          <image platform="ohc" href="images/experience-levels.png" placement="break" align="center">
            <alt>Icon for setting the experience level. Click to enable Basic or Expert mode.</alt>
          </image>
        </p>
      <p>The number of available settings and tools changes depending on the selected experience level.</p></li>
      </ol>
    </section>
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