PSE 7 background

Dear experts,
I use pse 7 and the all background (the working area) is black in color,
How to change it to another color?
thanks

Both the editor and the organizer have a slider in their preferences that will let you lighten it, but it's still pretty low-contrast, no matter where you set it.

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