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# Creating a User Profile

The user settings menu allows you to customize your settings so they are used whenever you enter the Lustre application. The settings are broken down into three groups: Display & Interface, System & Menu, and Tools.

Use templates to accelerate user creation. See Working with Templates.

To create a new user:

1. Do one of the following:
   - From the Lustre splash screen, click New in the User group.
   - From the Main menu, click Setup, then Settings, and then click New in the User group.
   NoteIf you have a template named default, then its settings will be loaded automatically.
2. Configure the new user. Use Reset to reset all settings, from every menu, to their defaults. See User Configuration.
3. To save the settings for the user, click Save User.
4. Click Exit User.

To create a new user from an existing user:

1. Do one of the following:
   - From the Lustre splash screen, select the baseline user, and then click Edit in the User group.
   - From the Main menu, click Setup, and then Settings. Select the baseline user, and then click Edit in the User group.
2. In the Project Name field, enter a name for the new project, or you will overwrite the original project's settings with the new settings.
3. Configure the new user. Use Reset to reset all settings, from every menu, to their defaults. See User Configuration.
4. To save the settings for the user, click Save User.
5. Click Exit User.

To create a new user using a template:

1. Do one of the following:
   - From the Lustre splash screen, click New in the User group. If there is a template named default, it will load automatically.
     NoteIf you have a template named default, then its settings will be loaded automatically.
   - From the Main menu, click Setup, then Settings, and then click New in the User group.
2. From the User Template list, select the template to use. See Creating a User Template.
3. Click Load.

   The template settings are now loaded.

4. Configure the new user. Use Reset to reset all settings, from every menu, to their defaults. See User Configuration.
5. To save the settings for the user, click Save User.
6. Click Exit User.