Change the defaults to always fill contours and show a color scale in Surfer

To set the default in Surfer to fill contours and show the color scale, follow these steps:

1. Click File | Defaults.
2. In the Settings section, expand the Map Contour section.
3. Select cFill (contours must be filled to show the color scale):
   1. Change the Setting value to Yes.
   2. Change the Setting persistence to Always reset.
      
4. Select cColorScl:
   1. Change the Setting value to Yes.
   2. Change the Setting persistence to Always reset.
      
5. If you want to set the default colormap, select cFillFgClr.
   1. In the Setting value field,enter the full file path to the CLR file you wish to use. For example: C:\Program Files\Golden Software\Surfer \Rainbow6.clr.
   2. Change the Setting persistence to Always reset.
      
6. Click OK.
7. Click Yes to save the changes to the Surfer.set file.

Updated September 3, 2020