Sound off!–or sound on!

Do some of Alexandria’s sounds not quite fit your style? You can change them, or even disable them all together in Preferences.

Sounds are useful to let you know what’s going on, especially when you may not be in front of the screen (e.g. when you’re doing an inventory with a wireless scanner). By default, Alexandria has particular sounds assigned to each action or error, such as patron alerts, maximum checked-out items, and inventory exceptions. But if you want patron alerts to announce themselves with an Uh Oh or Ta-Da!, you can do so.

Customize Sounds

1. Open Preferences.
2. In the Advanced category, click on Sounds. – Here, you can customize sounds for any of these occurrences. Use the dropdown menu to choose a sound, and click on the speaker icon to preview any sound.
3. Save the preference.

Check out our Sound Preferences page for more information on each action or error.

Disable Sounds

1. Open Preferences.
2. In the Advanced category, click on Sounds.
3. Turn off the sounds with the toggle at the top of the page.

Save the preference.

Be aware there are some very soft sounds, such as Tick, Whit, Pong, and Fwoo. So you may consider using these rather than disabling sounds entirely.

Now you can change the sounds to fit your style, and let it be music to your ears. Want more information on some of our Advanced Preferences, including Sounds? Check out our Advanced Preferences video!

Have questions? Reach out to our stellar support team at (800) 347-4942 · support@companioncorp.com for help!