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# Managing profiles for Redline settings
> Profiles are an easier way for you to switch between preset Redline comparison settings without having to manually setup the Redline settings menu for each different type of document.
You can create multiple profiles for each document use case, and even export them and send profile files to your teammates so that they can import them into their local version of Draftable Legal.
This article aims to provide end users a guide on how to create, import, export, rename and delete a profile from within the Redline settings section.
**The settings menu was reorganised in Draftable Legal 26.6.** If you are on 26.6 or later, follow the "26.6 and later" tabs below. On earlier versions, follow "Before 26.6". To check your version, open Settings. The version number shows at the bottom-left (for example, v26.6.0).
For administrators looking to configure profiles for end users, please see [Configuring Redline profiles within Group Policy](/hc/en-us/articles/22665341687705-Configuring-Redline-profiles-within-Group-Policy)
This topic is included in our specially crafted explainer video.
## Navigating to the Redline comparison settings
Firstly, we need to open the settings menu, this can be done in a few ways:
1. Open settings via the Taskbar
Right-click the **Draftable** icon in the taskbar
Select **Settings** as the 2nd option
2. Or, open the settings menu via the New Comparison Window
Open the [New Comparison window](/hc/en-us/articles/19002140760217-Launching-a-Comparison-in-Draftable-Legal-A-Step-by-Step-Guide)
Select **Settings** in the top right of the window
Once the settings menu is open, navigate to the Redline comparison settings. The profile management controls (Active Profile, Set as default, New, Rename, Export, Import and Delete) live at the top of this screen.
Select **Redline Profiles** under the **Compare** group in the left-hand menu. Profile management is at the top of the screen, with **Import** and **New** in the top right and the **Active Profile** dropdown, **Set as default**, **Rename**, **Export** and **Delete** below it.
Open the **Redline** section. The profile configurations are located at the top of the Redline comparisons section.
## Configuring Redline settings Profiles
Below are all the different methods for creating, importing, exporting, renaming and deleting profiles from within the Redline comparison settings.
In 26.6 and later, each profile action is a dedicated button. **Import** and **New** are in the top right of the Redline Profiles screen, and **Set as default**, **Rename**, **Export** and **Delete** sit in a button row under the **Active Profile** dropdown. On versions before 26.6 these actions were reached through a single menu icon next to the profile dropdown.
### Creating a profile
Within the Redline comparison settings, make all the changes you require to all the different settings for your Redline comparisons. Once you have done so, create the profile.
Select **New** in the top right of the **Redline Profiles** screen.
Go to the top of the **Redline** section and select **Add profile**.
A new window will appear so you can name the profile.
Enter a **Profile name**, then select **Create**. There is no base profile to choose: the new profile inherits the settings you currently have configured, so make your changes first and they carry into the new profile.
Provide a **Name** for the profile and choose which profile the new one is based on. If you are creating a profile for the first time, the **Basic** profile you just edited is the one you need (it is selected by default). Confirm to create the profile.
Once created, you will see the new profile appear as the **Active Profile**.
The new profile becomes the **Active Profile** at the top of the Redline Profiles screen. Open the **Active Profile** dropdown and you will find it grouped under **Personal**, alongside the built-in profiles.
The new profile appears in the profile dropdown box.
### Exporting a profile
Exporting saves the profile to a JSON file that you can share with teammates.
Select the profile you want to export in the **Active Profile** dropdown, then select **Export**.
In the profile section, select the profile you want to export in the dropdown box. Then select the menu icon as highlighted below.
Select **Export profile** to begin the export process.
A new window will appear so you can save the profile to your desired location. Provide the file with a name and select **Save**.
This will save the profile file as a JSON, with the given name.
### Importing a profile
Select **Import** in the top right of the **Redline Profiles** screen.
Within the profile section, select the menu icon as highlighted below.
Select the **Import profile** menu option.
File explorer will open. Navigate to the location of the profile JSON file you wish to import, select the file and click **Open**.
You will be given a window like the one below if the import process was successful.
### Renaming a profile
Select the profile you want to rename in the **Active Profile** dropdown, then select **Rename**.
Within the profile section, ensure you have the profile you wish to rename selected in the profile dropdown box. Then select the menu icon as highlighted below.
Select the **Rename profile** option.
A new window will appear. Rename the profile to your desired name, then confirm to apply the change.
The **Rename profile** dialog opens with the current name pre-filled. Edit the **Profile name**, then select **Rename** to apply the change.
### Deleting a profile
The built-in profiles are read-only, so **Rename** and **Delete** are disabled while a built-in profile is active. You also cannot delete the default profile or your only remaining profile. To delete one of those, set another profile as the default first, then delete it.
Select the profile you want to delete in the **Active Profile** dropdown, then select **Delete**.
Within the profile section, ensure you have the profile you wish to delete selected in the profile dropdown box. Then select the menu icon as highlighted below.
Select the **Delete profile** option.
A confirmation dialog will appear. Select **Delete** if you want to confirm the deletion.
The profile will then be removed from your Draftable application.
## Setting a default profile
In 26.6 and later you can mark the active profile as the default with the **Set as default** button at the top of the Redline Profiles screen. The default profile is the one Draftable uses for comparisons unless you switch the active profile. When the active profile is already the default, the button reads **Default profile** and is disabled.
## Where the profile settings live in 26.6
Every setting you configure applies to the active profile. In 26.6 and later, the settings on the Redline Profiles screen are organised into accordions:
* **Appearance:** change type styling (colours, highlights and text styles for insertions, deletions, moved from and moved to), table cell colours and revised line markers.
* **Word:** what to compare and how Word comparisons behave.
* **Excel:** how spreadsheet comparisons behave.
* **PowerPoint:** how presentation comparisons behave.
* **Output:** the tracked changes author used for Tracked Changes output.
For a full walkthrough of these settings, see [Redline comparison settings](/hc/en-us/articles/16549612535705-Redline-comparison-settings).