Copy settings from the workplace
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.. index:: Copy properties from workplace

If you have previously set the settings and saved them in the workplace, you can take them for an open project by clicking on
**Project > Project settings > Copy from the workplace**.

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The following settings can be saved in the workplace and used thereafter as default settings for other projects.

- Project properties as units of duration and effort etc.  
- Arrangement of columns in tables
- Time scale representation   

You can set project properties in the object properties window.

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