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How to Change the artboard background color in Photoshop CC 2015

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June 16, 2015
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Correct answer Erwin1972

If this is the problem (got an MBP early 2009), then indeed I hope Adobe fixes this a.s.a.p.

Just tried changing these settings:

Preferences -> Performance -> Graphics Processor Settings -> Advanced Settings... The change drawing mode to 'Normal' (mine was 'Basic'). Suddenly I'm able to change the background.

Hopes this works for all of you too.

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cassianh26050069

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Not sure if everyone worked this out, but if you look under the 'windows' menu and ensure 'properties' is ticked and visible. Then select the artboard, and under properties you will have options for the artboard:

Hope this helps!

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marekr89538854

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Worked for me thanks!

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THR online

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Doesn't work for me! :-(

I am running CC 2017, on a brand new mac, and El capitan...

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creative karanja

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Worked for me. Thanks for sharing.

tonewilliams

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I had this problem too and my attempt to modify preferences didn't seem to work because the graphics options were dimmed out. (I loaded Windows 10 on an older Dell Latitude w/ an i5 and no special graphic cards or drivers.)

To resolve this issue, I selected "sRBG IEC61966-2.1" from the Color Profile field in the Advanced section of the New... dialog box. (In other words, I selected File > New and made sure the Color Profile dropdown had an actual selection.) If you don't have this option in your dropdown, try a similar one. Before, when "Don't Color Manage this Document" was selected, I had an all white canvas and artboard. The problem seemed to fix itself once I chose an RGB-based profile.

The only other peculiar thing is that I cannot reproduce the error. Now that I switch back to "Don't Color Manage this Document," I no longer have the all-white issue. Anyway, it's gone and I hope it never comes back!

Hope this helps someone!

P.S. The "Instagram" Document Type illustrated in the image above is a preset I created; it's not an actual preset.

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mfoshage

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Thank you!

Agreed, Adobe, get it together on this one. Been trolling forums, official texts, etc. for a long time trying to figure this one out. Maybe that speaks more to my skills than the problem, but still... months in the making and I'm a much happier camper now.

D1verDad

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Anyone know if there are any plans for implementing it in CMYK mode? It's a very useful feature to keep track of different stages of my drawings prior to printing but not practical if I can't see the borders of my Artboards. Working in RGB isn't a great option for me since I match my colors to CMYK Pantone chips.

Swandive stream

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As of the latest version it now can be done same as a normal document in Photoshop (right-click).

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redyapper

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I had to change mine to "advanced" to work.

Swandive stream

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Sort of works. Ish. Now I'm getting transparent grid around some parts etc. Kinda buggy, could do with fixing this. I'm familiar with artboard in Illustrator but this behaves differently.