There are several options for customizing the appearance of The Compleat Botanica.   ......................................

When you first install The Compleat Botanica, measurements for height and spread use US Customary units (inches and feet). If you prefer, you can change this to the metric system (centimeters and meters).   ......................................

Printing units can be either metric or US Customary units.   ......................................

When The Compleat Botanica is first installed, the temperature scale for USDA hardiness zones is set to Fahrenheit. If you want to use Celsius instead you can make the switch in the Customize Settings window.   ......................................

We all have different customs when it comes to abbreviating dates.   ......................................

The Compleat Botanica is designed to automatically generate unique specimen numbers whenever you create a new record.   ......................................

As an aid in making it more comfortable to use The Compleat Botanica, you can increase the size of the font used in the Specimen List.   ......................................

As the seasons progress and your mood changes, you may like to change the color scheme used for The Compleat Botanica�s windows.   ......................................

You can choose to use common names or Royal Horticultural Society color chart numbers in each of the color value columns.   ......................................

If you are collecting and recording species distribution data, you'll want to customize which codes appear in the distribution column.   ......................................

Each database column's name can be customized to more accurately reflect your project needs.   ......................................