# Changing the Default Colors of Elements

Toon Boom Studio uses color to help you distinguish each element type in the Exposure Sheet window and Timeline window.

You can change these default colors using the Preferences dialog box, which applies the changes in your current Toon Boom Studio session and any other animation set you create from then onwards.

To change the default color assigned to elements:

1. Open the Preferences dialog box. Select Toon Boom Studio > Preferences.

The Preferences dialog box opens.

2. Click the Interface tab.

3. Click the swatch next to the feature you want to change. The color picker opens.

4. Select the color you wish to use and click OK.

5. When you define all of the default colors, click OK in the Preferences dialog box.

See Also
Changing the Color of an Element
Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts
Real-Time Playback
Selecting Units of Measure