General <gui style="guilabel">Profile name</gui>

Use this text box to specify the name of the current profile.

<gui style="guilabel">Use the system fixed width font</gui>

Select this option to use the standard fixed width font that is specified in the Font tab of the Appearance preference tool.

<gui style="guilabel">Font</gui>

Click on this button to select a font type and font size for the terminal. This button is only enabled if the Use the system terminal font option is unselected.

<gui style="guilabel">Allow bold text</gui>

Select this option to enable the terminal to display bold text.

<gui style="guilabel">Show menubar by default in new terminals</gui>

Select this option to show the menubar on new terminal windows.

<gui style="guilabel">Terminal bell</gui>

Select this option to enable the terminal bell.

<gui style="guilabel">Select-by-word characters</gui>

Use this text box to specify characters or groups of characters that MATE Terminal considers to be words when you select text by word. See for more information about how to select text by word.