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diff --git a/‎src/DynamoCore/Configuration/PreferenceSettings.cs
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diff --git a/‎src/DynamoCore/Models/DynamoModel.cs
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diff --git a/‎src/DynamoCore/Search/SearchDictionary.cs
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diff --git a/‎src/DynamoCoreWpf/DynamoCoreWpf.csproj
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diff --git a/‎src/DynamoCoreWpf/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
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@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Xml;
 using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using Dynamo.Core;
@@ -14,6 +15,29 @@
 
 namespace Dynamo.Configuration
 {
+    static class ExtensionMethods
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Copy Properties from a PreferenceSettings instance to another iterating the Properties of the destination instance and populate them from their source counterparts, excluding the properties that are obsolete and only read.  
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source"></param>
+        /// <param name="destination"></param>
+        internal static void CopyProperties(this PreferenceSettings source, PreferenceSettings destination)
+        {
+            var destinationProperties = destination.GetType().GetProperties();
+
+            foreach (var destinationPi in destinationProperties)
+            {
+                var sourcePi = source.GetType().GetProperty(destinationPi.Name);
+
+                if (destinationPi.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(System.ObsoleteAttribute), true).Length == 0 && destinationPi.CanWrite)
+                {
+                    destinationPi.SetValue(destination, sourcePi.GetValue(source, null), null);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// PreferenceSettings is a class for GUI to persist certain settings.
     /// Upon running of the GUI, those settings that are persistent will be loaded
@@ -52,7 +76,7 @@ public class PreferenceSettings : NotificationObject, IPreferences, IRenderPreci
         /// <summary>
         /// Default time
         /// </summary>
-        public static readonly System.DateTime DynamoDefaultTime = new System.DateTime(1977, 4, 12, 12, 12, 0, 0);
+        public static readonly System.DateTime DynamoDefaultTime = new System.DateTime(1977, 4, 12, 12, 12, 0, 0);        
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -570,31 +594,31 @@ public bool DisableCustomPackageLocations
         /// This static property is not serialized and is assigned NodeSearchTagSizeLimit's value 
         /// if found at deserialize time.
         /// </summary>
-        internal static int NodeSearchTagSizeLimitValue = 300;
+        internal static int nodeSearchTagSizeLimit = 300;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Limits the size of the tags used by the SearchDictionary
         /// </summary>
         public int NodeSearchTagSizeLimit
         {
-            get { return NodeSearchTagSizeLimitValue; }
-            set { NodeSearchTagSizeLimitValue = value; }
+            get { return nodeSearchTagSizeLimit; }
+            set { nodeSearchTagSizeLimit = value; }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The Version of the IronPython package that Dynamo will download when it is found as missing in graphs.
         /// This static property is not serialized and is assigned IronPythonResolveTargetVersion's value 
         /// if found at deserialize time.
         /// </summary>
-        internal static Version IronPythonResolveVersion = new Version(2, 4, 0);
+        internal static Version ironPythonResolveTargetVersion = new Version(2, 4, 0);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The Version of the IronPython package that Dynamo will download when it is found as missing in graphs.
         /// </summary>
         public string IronPythonResolveTargetVersion
         {
-            get { return IronPythonResolveVersion.ToString(); }
-            set { IronPythonResolveVersion = Version.TryParse(value, out Version newVal) ? newVal : IronPythonResolveVersion; }
+            get { return ironPythonResolveTargetVersion.ToString(); }
+            set { ironPythonResolveTargetVersion = Version.TryParse(value, out Version newVal) ? newVal : ironPythonResolveTargetVersion; }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -914,5 +938,14 @@ internal void OnMessageLogged(ILogMessage msg)
             MessageLogged?.Invoke(msg);
         }
         #endregion
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// List of static Fields to be excluded for evaluation due to their access level
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public List<string> StaticFields()
+        {
+            return typeof(PreferenceSettings).GetMembers(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic).OfType<FieldInfo>().Select(field => field.Name).ToList();
+        }
     }
 }
@@ -3158,7 +3158,8 @@ private void OnWorkspacePropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs
 
             if (args.PropertyName == "EnablePresetOptions")
                 OnPropertyChanged("EnablePresetOptions");
-        }
+        }       
+
         #endregion
     }
 }
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ internal void RebuildTagDictionary()
                             tagAndWeight =>
                                 new
                                 {
-                                    Tag = tagAndWeight.Key.Substring(0, tagAndWeight.Key.Length > PreferenceSettings.NodeSearchTagSizeLimitValue ? 
-                                    PreferenceSettings.NodeSearchTagSizeLimitValue : tagAndWeight.Key.Length),
+                                    Tag = tagAndWeight.Key.Substring(0, tagAndWeight.Key.Length > PreferenceSettings.nodeSearchTagSizeLimit ? 
+                                    PreferenceSettings.nodeSearchTagSizeLimit : tagAndWeight.Key.Length),
                                     Weight = tagAndWeight.Value,
                                     Entry = entryAndTags.Key
                                 }))
 
@@ -1491,6 +1491,10 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Views\GuidedTour\HtmlPages\Resources\DynamoPackages_1_1.png" />
     <Resource Include="UI\Images\default_info_16px.png" />
     <Resource Include="UI\Images\clock-icon.png" />
+    <Resource Include="UI\Images\question-default-16px.png" />
+    <Resource Include="UI\Images\question-hover-16px.png" />
+    <Resource Include="UI\Images\info-default-16px.png" />
+    <Resource Include="UI\Images\info-hover-16px.png" />
     <Resource Include="UI\Images\Pin_NoBackground_16px.png" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Views\GuidedTour\HtmlPages\learnPackages.html" />
     <Resource Include="UI\Images\info_2.png" />
 
@@ -3296,4 +3296,31 @@ You can manage this in Preferences -&gt; Security.</value>
   <data name="PrePackagePublishTitle" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Package Upload Scan</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ImportPreferencesInfo" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Your custom settings can be imported here. It will be applied once Dynamo and any host program restarts</value>
+   <comment>Import Preferences Info.</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ImportPreferencesText" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Import</value>
+   <comment>Import Preferences Text.</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ExportPreferencesText" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Export</value>
+   <comment>Export Preferences Text.</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ExportSettingsDialogTitle" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Select Folder to Export</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="FileDialogImportSettingsFiles" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Settings Files ({0})|{0}</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ImportSettingsDialogTitle" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Import Settings</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ImportSettingsSuccessMessage" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Import Success</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ImportSettingsFailedMessage" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Import Failed</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
@@ -3283,4 +3283,31 @@ You can manage this in Preferences -&gt; Security.</value>
   <data name="PrePackagePublishTitle" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Package Upload Scan</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ImportPreferencesInfo" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Your custom settings can be imported here. It will be applied once Dynamo and any host program restarts</value>
+   <comment>Import Preferences Info.</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ImportPreferencesText" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Import</value>
+   <comment>Import Preferences Text.</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ExportPreferencesText" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Export</value>
+   <comment>Export Preferences Text.</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ExportSettingsDialogTitle" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Select Folder to Export</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="FileDialogImportSettingsFiles" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Settings Files ({0})|{0}</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ImportSettingsDialogTitle" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Import Settings</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ImportSettingsSuccessMessage" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Import Success</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ImportSettingsFailedMessage" xml:space="preserve">
+   <value>Import Failed</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
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`@@ -3158,7 +3158,8 @@ private void OnWorkspacePropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs`
`3158`	`3158`
`3159`	`3159`	`if (args.PropertyName == "EnablePresetOptions")`
`3160`	`3160`	`OnPropertyChanged("EnablePresetOptions");`
`3161`		`- }`
	`3161`	`+ }`
	`3162`	`+`
`3162`	`3163`	`#endregion`
`3163`	`3164`	`}`
`3164`	`3165`	`}`