Chart Bodies Presets

A body preset is a named, saved body selection. Instead of ticking a dozen checkboxes on every new chart, save the set once and apply it in one gesture.

Overview

How to reach the presets

Every preset command lives on the same right-click context menu as the selection commands. There is no flyout button, no dropdown, and no toolbar control anywhere on the bodies list, and right-clicking a group header row opens nothing.

To reach your saved presets:

1. Right-click any body row within the bodies list to open the context menu.
2. Click the Presets menu item to open the submenu listing all saved presets.
3. Apply a preset by clicking its name, or right-click a preset name to reach its own options.

A chevron in the Presets submenu marks whichever preset is the default.

Which lists share a preset

Presets are stored per body-list category, and the four bodies lists share only two categories:

Category	Lists it serves
Transiting	The Mundane chart's bodies list and the Transit chart's transiting bodies list.
Natal	The Natal chart's bodies list and the Transit chart's natal bodies list.

A preset saved on either list of a pair is therefore offered on both, in that chart window and in every one you open afterwards.

Procedures

Apply a Body Preset

To rebuild a familiar body selection in one gesture:

1. Right-click any body row in the bodies list and select Presets.
2. Click the preset's name in the Presets submenu.

The list's ticks are replaced by the preset's body selection and the wheel redraws.

Save a New Body Preset

To store the list's current ticks under a name:

1. Right-click any body row in the bodies list and select New Preset.
2. Enter the preset's name in the prompt and click the Save button.

The new preset appears in the Presets submenu on both lists of its category, in this chart window and in later ones.

Clear the Default Body Preset

To drop the default designation so no body preset is applied automatically:

• Right-click any body row in the bodies list and select Clear Default.

The chevron disappears from the Presets submenu and no preset in this category is marked default.

Set the Default Body Preset

To mark one body preset as the category's default:

1. Right-click any body row in the bodies list and select Presets.
2. Right-click the preset's name in the Presets submenu and select Set Default.

A chevron appears beside the chosen preset in the Presets submenu.

Rename a Body Preset

To give a saved body preset a name that reads better later:

1. Right-click any body row in the bodies list and select Presets.
2. Right-click the preset's name in the Presets submenu and select Rename.
3. Edit the name in the prompt and click the Save button.

The preset is listed under its new name in the Presets submenu.

Replace a Body Preset

To overwrite a saved body preset with the list's current ticks, keeping its name:

1. Right-click any body row in the bodies list and select Presets.
2. Right-click the preset's name in the Presets submenu and select Replace.

The preset now holds the current body selection. Its name and default designation are unchanged.

caution

Replace commits immediately. There is no confirmation prompt, and the preset's previous contents are gone.

Delete a Body Preset

To remove a saved body preset that is no longer wanted:

1. Right-click any body row in the bodies list and select Presets.
2. Right-click the preset's name in the Presets submenu and select Delete.

The preset is gone from the Presets submenu on both lists of its category.

caution

Deletion is immediate. There is no confirmation prompt.

Preset Name Prompt

Choosing New Preset or Rename raises a small prompt that collects the preset's name. It holds one text box with Save and Cancel buttons. Raised from New Preset the box is empty; raised from Rename it opens pre-filled with the current name, ready to edit. The text box takes focus as the prompt opens, and Save stays unavailable until the box holds text.

To name the preset:

1. Enter the name in the prompt's text box.
2. Click the Save button.

The prompt closes and the preset is saved, or renamed, under the entered name with any surrounding spaces trimmed off.

tip

Save is the prompt's default button, so pressing Enter does the same thing.

To back out instead:

• Click the Cancel button.

The prompt closes, the entered text is discarded, and no preset is created or renamed. Pressing Esc or closing the prompt from its title bar does the same.

Reference

The Presets submenu

The submenu lists your saved body presets, each a name plus the set of bodies it ticks. It shows only the presets saved for this list's own category, so a Mundane chart's bodies list never offers a natal preset.

The presets are yours to create, so the submenu's contents cannot be listed here. Use New Preset to add one, and the per-preset menu below to manage the ones you have. A chevron marks the default.

Per-preset commands

Right-clicking a preset's name in the Presets submenu offers four commands, and each acts on the preset whose row you right-clicked:

Command	What it does
Set Default	Marks this preset as the category's default, shown by a chevron.
Rename	Opens the name prompt pre-filled with the current name.
Replace	Overwrites the preset with the list's current ticks, keeping its name.
Delete	Removes the preset.

Related Topics

• Chart Bodies Selection
• Chart Aspects Presets