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June 16, 2015
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How to Change the artboard background color in Photoshop CC 2015

  • June 16, 2015
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How to Change the artboard background color in Photoshop CC 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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Participant
June 17, 2015

Erwin1972   Thanks to you i fixed my problem. THANK YOU!

Participant
June 17, 2015

Finally, solved it thanx

soapm333
Participant
June 16, 2015

Apparently, you cannot change the background color if you're in CMYK. At least that's what my machine is doing.

Printscape
Participant
June 19, 2015

THANK YOU. This was driving me nuts. This fixed my problem too, switching to RGB. Although I'm really really salty that that means I can't use multiple artboards in CMYK....seems a little silly to me....they're not only useful for web design projects....

soapm333
Participant
June 16, 2015

That does not work for me. Any other ideas?

Participant
June 16, 2015

Wondering this too. No matter what bg colour I select, everything stays white and I can't actually see the edges of the artboards...

Participant
June 16, 2015

I get the same result on my iMac late 2009. It seams to be an error with graphic cards that have less then 512MB VRAM. On my MacBook everything works fine. I hope Adobe will fix this.

Participant
June 16, 2015

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

Norman Sanders
Legend
June 16, 2015

To change the color  of the area around the image, Right click on it and make a choice from the menu that appears.

Participant
June 16, 2015

‌I also have trouble changing the art board background colors. Tried changing it but background stays white.

Atul_Saini
Community Manager
Community Manager
June 16, 2015

Moving the discussion to Photoshop General Discussion