# Change viewing background from white to the standard

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-viewing-background-from-white-to-the-standard/36171
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** color, viewer
**Created:** [May 15, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-viewing-background-from-white-to-the-standard/36171 "2024-05-15T15:17:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Jessica\_de\_Kort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jessica_de_kort/32/70344_2.png) [@Jessica\_de\_Kort](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Jessica_de_Kort)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-viewing-background-from-white-to-the-standard/36171/1 "2024-05-15T15:17:29Z")

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Hello, last week I changed the background of the 3D view to be white and now I cannot see my segmentations. Is there a way to revert it back to normal?

Here is an image about what I mean:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/f/e/fe1ab8af03abec39fa90f61195035ed93d9e3d9c.png)

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### Author: ![Sunderlandkyl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sunderlandkyl/32/79987_2.png) [@Sunderlandkyl](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Sunderlandkyl)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-viewing-background-from-white-to-the-standard/36171/2 "2024-05-15T16:01:24Z")

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That looks like a plot view.  
You can switch to a layout with a 3D view such as Four-Up or Conventional.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/1/4/1446f6fee61ee5af63214d1ab1c4ae20d682032d.png)

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### Author: ![Jessica\_de\_Kort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jessica_de_kort/32/70344_2.png) [@Jessica\_de\_Kort](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Jessica_de_Kort)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-viewing-background-from-white-to-the-standard/36171/3 "2024-05-15T16:11:28Z")

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That solved my issue. Thank you so much!