Azure portal settings

You can manage the settings of the portal by clicking on the gear icon on the top-right of the portal, as shown in the following screenshot:

As shown in the previous screenshot, you can control the following:

• Log me out when inactive: You can define how long it will take to sign out from the portal when you are not active in it any more. For security reasons, you need to consider this.
• Choose a theme: You can change the theme of the portal according to the colors displayed in the previous screenshot. You can select a color that will make you comfortable while working in the Azure portal.
• High contrast theme: Using a high contrast theme overrides the theme selection you made in the previous step. You are only allowed to navigate among the following options:
  • None: This will not impact the theme selection.
  • White: This will make the portal very white, as shown in the following screenshot:

• • Black: This will make the portal very black, as shown in the following screenshot:

• Toast notifications: In the notifications section, I've illustrated that when you create, modify, or delete any Azure resource, you will receive notifications. These notifications can be displayed by clicking on the bell, but at the time the process happens you will receive a toast notification, as shown in the following screenshot:

• Allow a double-click on dashboard to change the theme: As this setting indicates, you can change the theme of the portal by double-clicking, which is enabled by default. You can disable it if you wish.
• Language: Specify the language of the portal.
• Regional format (requires refresh): You can select a regional format for the language according to the country you are living in. For example, if you are living in Australia, then the language will be English. In this setting, you can select a regional format (English Australia).