Activating/deactivating the functions

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Several menu items are preceded by a checkbox.

It indicates whether the function is activated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item activates or deactivates the function.

The function is deactivated. The function is activated.

Example: setting the clock The function is deactivated.

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