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how to lighten or darken the edit display window

Patricia28376660tsbj
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Feb 21, 2023 Feb 21, 2023

how to lighten or darken (grey scale) the main edit window (the space behind the photo)

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Greg_S. Community Expert
Community Expert , Feb 21, 2023 Feb 21, 2023

Hi Patricia. Simply right-click on the space and you can change it to whatever color you want. Make sure you have a photo open. 

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Greg_S. Community Expert
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Feb 21, 2023 Feb 21, 2023

Hi Patricia. Simply right-click on the space and you can change it to whatever color you want. Make sure you have a photo open. 

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Feb 22, 2023 Feb 22, 2023
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Thanks, I was trying to do it without a photo open.

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