# Personal preferences — Academium SMS

[View the HTML page](https://academium.com.ng/sms/features/personal-preferences/)

> Each person sets how SMS behaves for them: dark mode at night, tables and filters, notification sounds and Catch Up quiet hours.

Personal preferences

## SMS, set the way you work.

Every member of staff has their own preferences. Changing yours changes nothing for anyone else.

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Example preferences; dark mode at night is switched on.

Appearance

## Dark in the evening, light in the morning.

Switch to the dark theme automatically between two times you choose. Changing the theme by hand turns the schedule off. Choose where pop-up messages appear on screen.

The default night window.

Tables and filters

## Lists that behave the way you expect.

Apply filters as you change them or with a button, tint the rows you tick, and choose how many rows a table shows: 10, 25, 50 or 100.

-   **Switches where you use them.** The payment preview and printing after a payment are switched on the payment form itself.
    

Example choices.

Notifications

## A sound you recognise, at a volume you choose.

Pick the tone a new notification plays from a list of sounds, play it to hear it, and set the volume. Choose whether a new notification pops up on screen and whether it stays for 3, 6, 10, 15 or 30 seconds.

Example notification settings.

Catch Up

## Catch Up when you want it.

Hold non-urgent Catch Up items back to the hours you choose, so the morning starts with what matters. Urgent items still show. Set your own number for what counts as running low on stock.

Example Catch Up settings.

FAQs

## Personal preferences questions

Making SMS your own.

[Still have a question?](https://academium.com.ng/main/page-contact)

### Who can change these?

Everyone who signs in has their own preferences. They are personal, so no permission is needed.

### Can I turn off the guided tours?

Yes. The walkthroughs shown the first time you open a page can be switched off.

## Set Academium SMS up for yourself.

Download Academium SMS and set up your school, try a demo, or start in free mode.

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