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# User details and preferences

Each user can define their own details and preferences. To configure, click your username, and select **User Preferences**. These preferences do not affect other users.

#### Details

Edit your first and last name and reset your password. Your password must meet the requirements of your organization's password policy.

#### User preferences

| Section            | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| General            | <ul><li>Enable or disable keyboard shortcuts</li><li>Choose a default landing page that appears when you log in.</li></ul>                                                                                                                       |
| My avatar          | Upload an image to display as your avatar.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Change the shortcut letter used to open the **GoTo** bar to search, investigate, and initiate actions. To change the shortcut, click the letter in the box, type a letter, and then save. The shortcut value must be a keyboard letter (A to Z). |
| Timezone           | Select the timezone to display your Cortex XSOAR data, which affects the timestamps displayed in Cortex XSOAR, such as auditing logs, and exported files.                                                                                        |
| Timestamp Format   | The timestamp format is displayed in data tables, auditing logs, and exported files.                                                                                                                                                             |

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### Note

If **Keyboard Shortcuts**, **Timezone**, and **Timestamp Format** do not appear in the Preferences tab, the default keyboard shortcut can only be set on the **Server Settings** page.
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#### Notifications

Each user can define their notifications. These settings do not affect other users.

You can configure which notifications to receive and via what channels. Notifications are presented by categories:

* My Incidents
* My Playbook Tasks
* My To-Do Tasks
* Other Notifications

By default, all of the categories and available channels are selected.

Email notifications are enabled by default. Every email notification from which you can unsubscribe includes a link at the bottom of the email to bring you directly to the **User Preferences** page where you can edit your notification settings.

If your organization has integrations with Slack or other messaging applications, you can choose to enable or disable notifications through those applications.

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### Note

To set your active/away status, click your username and go to **Set Yourself as Away**. Once you are set as away, a **Zz** icon appears next to your name. To change the status, select **Set Yourself as Active**. Other users see you as active or away in dropdown lists, such as when assigning an owner to an incident. Your status can also be set by entering **`!setYourselfAs`** in the command line.
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