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vinny dellay
vinny dellay
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August 24, 2023
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Why is the area around my document black?

  • August 24, 2023
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HellO!

 

I was screwing around with the "performance " area in the Preferences (trying to get Photoshop to run a little faster).  I accidentally did something so now, the area outsid eof any document I open is black/.  It's a difficult thing to describe so I'm attaching two photos.

 

The first shows the area that has suddenly gone black (this is true regardless of which documant I open).  The second image is just a shot of my current "performance" settings.

 

Anyone have a suggestion on how i can get it back to the way it was (i bhelieve that area used to be white or light gray..)

 

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    Correct answer Conrad_C

    Right-click the area outside the canvas, and see if it somehow got set to Black instead of Default or whatever surround color you prefer.

     

     

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    Conrad_C
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    Conrad_CCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 24, 2023

    Right-click the area outside the canvas, and see if it somehow got set to Black instead of Default or whatever surround color you prefer.

     

     

      vinny dellay
      vinny dellayAuthor
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      August 24, 2023

      Thank you!  Clicking in that black area and then setting it to default did the trick.  I appreciate you!

        Myra Ferguson
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        Myra FergusonCommunity Expert
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        August 24, 2023

        It looks like you're in Full Screen Mode. You can change it back by going to View > Screen Mode > Standard Screen Mode or by pressing F until you get back to the Standard Screen Mode.

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