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Set preferences

Change various preference settings.

Changing your interface

The Lagoon tab of the Preferences contains options for changing not only the lagoon, but also marking menus has been added. Create your own marking menus, populate the lagoon with the options you use most frequently. If you never use a tool, take it out and replace it with one you do. This tab gives you complete control over these domains.

NoteIf you want to turn off the lagoon altogether or move it, see Hide or move the interface.

In addition to all this, now when you’re working, you can right-click to access a virtual floating lagoon. It uses the setting from the Lagoon Preferences. These setting are saved to an .xml file, so you can save them to a portable hard drive, take them with you to use on any machine, and always have your custom setup.

Customizing lagoon icons

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Change the icons displayed in the lagoon, using the top section of the Lagoon Preferences.

1. For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

   For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2. Click the Lagoon tab.
3. In the lagoon section, click an icon on the lagoon.

4. Click the icon you want in its place. The icon changes.

Custom marking menus

You can also customize the marking menu for an icon in the lagoon, adding tools that you commonly use. Once done, you can use clutch keys or right-click to access these custom marking menus without visiting the lagoon.

Lagoon position | Mouse | Stylus
--- | --- | ---
Hub menu | Right-click and press 1 | Press-hold 1 and pen-down
| Right-click and press 2 | Press-hold 2 and pen-down
| Right-click and press 3 | Press-hold 3 and pen-down
| Right-click and press 4 | Press-hold 4 and pen-down
| Right-click and press 5 | Press-hold 5 and pen-down
| Right-click and press 6 | Press-hold 6 and pen-down

In the Lagoon Preferences, at the bottom of the Default SketchBook Tools list, any Do-It-Yourself brushes you have made will be listed. Now, you can add them to any custom marking menu.

Changing a lagoon icon marking menu

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1. With an icon selected in the lagoon section of the Lagoon Preferences, click a tool in the Select Menu Location section. This displays the name of the tool in the Default SketchBook Tools section.

2. Scroll through the list of tools and select one to replace the current tool.
3. Click OK. The marking menu updates, changing the tool icon displayed.

Resetting your preferences

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At any time, you can reset your preferences back to their original state.

1. For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

   For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2. Click the Lagoon tab.
3. Click Reset.

4. Click OK. This changes your lagoon and marking menus back to their original state.

Hiding or showing scroll bars

1. For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

   For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2. Click the Canvas tab.
3. Turn off Enable canvas scroll bars.
   NoteYou can still use the Zoom and Move tool to view those parts of the image that are off the screen.

Changing the brush cursor

By optimizing settings to work with your type of system, you can change the brush cursor display.

1. For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

   For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2. Click the Brush tab.
3. In the Preferences window, select one of the following:
   - Display cross-hair – a cross-hair always appears at the brush cursor location.
     NoteIf you are running Windows Vista, using a Wacom tablet, and your cursor does not appear, follow the instructions above and select the Display cross-hair option.
   - Do not display cross-hair – displays only the brush stamp preview at the brush cursor location.
   - Best for your hardware – the recommended setting. The brush cursor appears as a cross-hair, if appropriate.

Removing the brush outline

1. By default, a brush outline appears for the smear brush, eraser, and other low-opacity brushes, such as the airbrush. This outline lets you see the size of the brush before you start drawing.

   For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

   For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2. Click the Brush tab.
   - To turn off the brush outline for low-opacity brushes, de-select Display outline when brush opacity is low.
   - To turn off the brush outline for erasers, de-select Display outline for erasers.
   - To turn off the brush outline for smear brushes, de-select Display outline for smear brushes.

Changing the behavior of Page Up and Page Down

Some machines use the Page Up and Page Down keys differently for browsing to previous or next files.

In addition, some systems (for example, Tablet PCs) use built-in keys for Page Up and Page Down, which confuses some users.

1. For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

   For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2. Click the General tab.
3. In the Page Up section, click one of the following setting to set up the program behavior that works best for your system.
   - Open next image
   - Open previous image

Changing the maximum number of undos

1. For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

   For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2. Click the General tab.
3. Enter the number of undos in Maximum undos.

   The maximum value is 50, but we recommend a lower value for optimal speed and performance.

   NoteChanging the number of undos only takes effect once a file is created or another one is imported. We recommend you restart SketchBook.

Changing the default canvas size for new files

By default, the size of a new image is the size of the display.

To specify a custom size:

1. For PC users, select Edit > Preferences.

   For Mac users, select SketchBook Pro > Preferences.

2. Click the Canvas tab.
3. De-select Use width and height of window.
4. Enter the width and height in the fields provided (choose from pixels, inches, cm, or mm).
   NoteThe maximum size is 6400 x 6400 pixels.
5. Change the resolution, if you want (choose from pixels/inch, pixels/cm, or pixels/mm).

   This change takes place when you create a file.

6. To use the default display size again, click Use width and height of window.

Associating file types with Autodesk SketchBook Pro

For PC users, by associating a program to a file type, you can open files of that type into that program by default. For example, if you double-click the files, the associated program opens them.

NoteThis function is not available on the Mac.

To change these associations:

1. Select Edit > Preferences.
2. Click the System tab.
3. Under Associated File Types, select the image file types you want to associate to Autodesk SketchBook Pro.