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Colors Preferences for Desktop Tools

Desktop color preferences specify the colors used in MATLAB desktop tools and the colors that convey syntax highlighting. Select File -> Preferences -> Colors to set color preferences for desktop tools. You can set some color options differently for printing--see Printing and Page Setup Options for Desktop Tools.

Image of Colors panel in Preferences dialog box.

Desktop Tool Colors

Use Desktop tool colors to change the color of the text and background in the desktop tools. The colors also apply to the Import Wizard. The colors do not apply to the HTML display pane nor to the Web browser.

Select the check box Use system colors if you want the desktop to use the same text and background colors that your platform (for example, Windows) uses for other applications.

To specify different text and background colors, follow these steps:

  1. Clear the Use system colors check box.
  2. Click the arrow next to the Text color and choose a new color from the palette shown.
  1. When you choose a color, the Sample area in the dialog box updates to show you how it will look.

  1. Click the arrow next to the Background color and choose a new color.
  1. If you use a gray background color, a selection in an inactive window will not be visible.

  1. Click Apply or OK to see the changes in the desktop tools.

Click Restore Default Colors to return to the default settings for desktop tool colors, as well as for syntax highlighting colors.

The following illustration shows how the Current Directory browser looks with blue-green text and a beige background. These colors are only discernible in the online version of this documentation.

Image of Current Directory browser with custom colors.


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