sceen mode background colour

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nobuko_nagaoka
Oct 30, 2008
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Hi all.

is there anyways to set the background colour to grey as I see on maximum screen mode on a standard window mode?

The stark black background is very hard on my eyes and I do not want to fill the screen with the file.

Thanks.
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Welles_Goodrich
Oct 30, 2008
Right click (or Option Click) on the black background and you get a menu which provides the options of Black, Gray, or Custom Color.
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Chris_Cox
Oct 30, 2008
Or change them in preferences.
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nobuko_nagaoka
Oct 30, 2008
Welles,

Thanks for your reply.

I just tried doing that but nothing happens.
Is there something in a Preference setting? I have searched there already but nothing turned up.

Thanks.

I am using a CS3.
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nobuko_nagaoka
Oct 30, 2008
Chris.

Where is it hiding?

Under Preferences and then what?

Thanks.
WG
Welles_Goodrich
Oct 30, 2008
Sorry Nobuko, I was using CS4.
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nobuko_nagaoka
Oct 30, 2008
hmm…

That’s odd. Nothing happens on mine. 🙁 ( option click )

So, nothing under the Preferences Menu I take it?
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Welles_Goodrich
Oct 30, 2008
Duh! I’m sorry, Nobuko. Control Click. It is a contextual menu. I had a stupid moment and am so used to right clicking that I typed the wrong hint.
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nobuko_nagaoka
Oct 30, 2008
Welles,

Cheers!

It worked.

Regards,

Nobuko
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Chris_Cox
Oct 30, 2008
The preferences are only in CS4. Otherwise it’s shift-click to fill, or use the context menu.
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nobuko_nagaoka
Oct 30, 2008
Chris.

The shift-click is to fill the layer. Not the screen background.

But the thanks for the short cut key command for *fill*. 🙂

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Chris_Cox
Oct 30, 2008
No, shift-click on the background is to fill the background — that’s been there a long, long time.
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nobuko_nagaoka
Oct 30, 2008
Right Chris.

I’m talking a screen background.

Anyways, Welle’s trick worked.

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Chris_Cox
Oct 31, 2008
Yes, the screen background is what I have been talking about.

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