Note that properties chosen in a cue type's preferences dialog are default settings: They're applied only to new cues of that type, not to existing cues. And of course, although a cue uses the default settings when it's inserted, these settings can be changed during the creation process or anytime thereafter, simply by changing them in the cue's properties dialog.
For information about the settings available on the Content tab of a cue type's preferences dialog, see the following:
For information about the settings available on the Playback tab: