AWS Cloud9 is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers of AWS Cloud9 can continue to use the service as normal. [Learn more](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/how-to-migrate-from-aws-cloud9-to-aws-ide-toolkits-or-aws-cloudshell/)

# Customize your user settings
<a name="settings-user-change"></a>

These sections describe the kinds of user settings that you can change in the **User Settings** pane on the **Preferences** tab:
+  [General](#settings-user-change-general) 
+  [User interface](#settings-user-change-user-interface) 
+  [Collaboration](#settings-user-change-collaboration) 
+  [Tree and Go Panel](#settings-user-change-tree-and-navigate) 
+  [Find in files](#settings-user-change-find-in-files) 
+  [Meta data](#settings-user-change-meta-data) 
+  [Watchers](#settings-user-change-watchers) 
+  [Terminal](#settings-user-change-terminal) 
+  [Output](#settings-user-change-output) 
+  [Code editor (Ace)](#settings-user-change-code-editor-ace) 
+  [Input](#settings-user-change-input) 
+  [Hints and warnings](#settings-user-change-hints-and-warnings) 
+  [Run and debug](#settings-user-change-run-and-debug) 
+  [Preview](#settings-user-change-preview) 
+  [Build](#settings-user-change-build) 

## General
<a name="settings-user-change-general"></a>

** **Reset to Factory Settings** **  
If you choose the **Reset to Default** button, AWS Cloud9 resets all of your user settings to the AWS Cloud9 default user settings. To confirm, choose **Reset settings**.  
You can't undo this action.

** **Warn Before Exiting** **  
Whenever you attempt to close the IDE, AWS Cloud9 asks you to confirm that you want to exit.

## User interface
<a name="settings-user-change-user-interface"></a>

** **Enable UI Animations** **  
AWS Cloud9 uses animations in the IDE.

** **Use an Asterisk (\$1) to Mark Changed Tabs** **  
AWS Cloud9 adds an asterisk (**\$1**) to tabs that have changes but their content isn't saved yet.

** **Display Title of Active Tab as Browser Title** **  
AWS Cloud9 changes the title of the associated web browser tab to the title of the active tab (for example, **Untitled1**, **hello.js**, **Terminal**, **Preferences**).

** **Automatically Close Empty Panes** **  
Whenever you reload an environment, AWS Cloud9 automatically closes any panes it considers are empty.

** **Environment Files Icon and Selection Style** **  
The icon AWS Cloud9 uses for environment files, and the file selection behaviors AWS Cloud9 uses.  
Valid values include:  
+  **Default** – AWS Cloud9 uses default icons and default file selection behaviors.
+  **Alternative** – AWS Cloud9 uses alternative icons and alternative file selection behaviors.

## Collaboration
<a name="settings-user-change-collaboration"></a>

** **Disable collaboration security warning** **  
When a read/write member is added to an environment, AWS Cloud9 doesn't display the security warning dialog box.

** **Show Authorship Info** **  
AWS Cloud9 underlines text that's entered by other environment members with related highlights in the gutter.

## Tree and Go panel
<a name="settings-user-change-tree-and-navigate"></a>

** **Scope Go to Anything to Favorites** **  
**Go to File** in the **Go** window displays results scoped only to **Favorites** in the **Environment** window.

** **Enable Preview on Tree Selection** **  
AWS Cloud9 displays the chosen file with a single click instead of a double click.

** **Hidden File Pattern** **  
The types of files for AWS Cloud9 to treat as hidden.

** **Reveal Active File in Project Tree** **  
AWS Cloud9 highlights the active file in the **Environment** window.

** **Download Files As** **  
The behavior for AWS Cloud9 to use when downloading files.  
Valid values include the following:  
+  **auto** – AWS Cloud9 downloads files without modification.
+  **tar.gz** – AWS Cloud9 downloads files as compressed TAR files.
+  **zip** – AWS Cloud9 downloads files as .zip files.

## Find in Files
<a name="settings-user-change-find-in-files"></a>

** **Search In This Path When 'Project' Is Selected** **  
On the find in files bar, when **Project** is selected for the search scope, the path to search in.

** **Show Full Path in Results** **  
Displays the full path to each matching file in the **Search Results** tab.

** **Clear Results Before Each Search** **  
Clears the **Search Results** tab of the results of any previous searches before the current search begins.

** **Scroll Down as Search Results Come In** **  
Scrolls the **Search Results** tab to the bottom of the list of results as search results are identified.

** **Open Files when Navigating Results with (Up and Down)** **  
As the up and down arrow keys are pressed in the **Search Results** tab within the list of results, opens each matching file.

## Meta Data
<a name="settings-user-change-meta-data"></a>

** **Maximum of Undo Stack Items in Meta Data** **  
The maximum number of items that AWS Cloud9 keeps in its list of actions that can be undone.

## Watchers
<a name="settings-user-change-watchers"></a>

** **Auto-Merge Files When a Conflict Occurs** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to automatically merge files whenever a merge conflict happens.

## Terminal
<a name="settings-user-change-terminal"></a>

** **Text Color** **  
The color of text in **Terminal** tabs.

** **Background Color** **  
The background color in **Terminal** tabs.

** **Selection Color** **  
The color of selected text in **Terminal** tabs.

** **Font Family** **  
The text font style in **Terminal** tabs.

** **Font Size** **  
The size of text in **Terminal** tabs.

** **Antialiased Fonts** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to smooth the display of text in **Terminal** tabs.

** **Blinking Cursor** **  
AWS Cloud9 continuously blinks the cursor in **Terminal** tabs.

** **Scrollback** **  
The number of lines that you can scroll up or back through in **Terminal** tabs.

** **Use AWS Cloud9 as the Default Editor** **  
Uses AWS Cloud9 as the default text editor.

## Output
<a name="settings-user-change-output"></a>

** **Text Color** **  
The color of text in tabs that display output.

** **Background Color** **  
The background color of text in tabs that display output.

** **Selection Color** **  
The color of selected text in tabs that display output.

** **Warn Before Closing Unnamed Configuration** **  
AWS Cloud9 prompts you to save any unsaved configuration tab before it's closed.

** **Preserve log between runs** **  
AWS Cloud9 keeps a log of all attempted runs.

## Code editor (Ace)
<a name="settings-user-change-code-editor-ace"></a>

** **Auto-pair Brackets, Quotes, etc.** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to add a matching closing character for each related starting character that is typed in editor tabs, such as for brackets, quotation marks, and braces.

** **Wrap Selection with Brackets, Quote, etc.** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to insert a matching closing character at the end of text in editor tabs after the text is selected and a related started character is typed, such as for brackets, quotation marks, and braces.

** **Code Folding** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to show, expand, hide, or collapse sections of code in editor tabs according to related code syntax rules.

** **Fade Fold Widgets** **  
AWS Cloud9 displays code folding controls in the gutter whenever you pause the mouse over those controls in editor tabs.

** **Copy With Empty Selection** **  
AWS Cloud9 enables you to Copy and or Cut text and this option determines if empty text will be copied to the clipboard. 

** **Full Line Selection** **  
AWS Cloud9 selects an entire line that's triple-clicked in editor tabs.

** **Highlight Active Line** **  
AWS Cloud9 highlights the entire active line in editor tabs.

** **Highlight Gutter Line** **  
AWS Cloud9 highlights the location in the gutter next to the active line in editor tabs.

** **Show Invisible Characters** **  
AWS Cloud9 displays what it considers to be invisible characters in editor tabs, for example, carriage returns and line feeds, spaces, and tabs.

** **Show Gutter** **  
AWS Cloud9 displays the gutter.

** **Show Line Numbers** **  
The behavior for displaying line numbers in the gutter.  
Valid values include the following:  
+  **Normal** – Display line numbers.
+  **Relative** – Display line numbers relative to the active line.
+  **None** – Hide line numbers.

** **Show Indent Guides** **  
AWS Cloud9 displays guides to more easily visualize indented text in editor tabs.

** **Highlight Selected Word** **  
AWS Cloud9 selects an entire word that's double-clicked in an editor tab.

** **Scroll Past the End of the Document** **  
The behavior for allowing the user to scroll past the end of the current file in editor tabs.  
Valid values include the following:  
+  **Off** – Do not allow any scrolling past the end of the current file.
+  **Half Editor Height** – Allow scrolling past the end of the current file to up to half the editor's screen height.
+  **Full Editor Height** – Allow scrolling past the end of the current file to up to the editor's full screen height.

** **Animate Scrolling** **  
AWS Cloud9 applies animation behaviors during scrolling actions in editor tabs.

** **Font Family** **  
The style of font to use in editor tabs.

** **Font Size** **  
The size of the font to use in editor tabs.

** **Antialiased Fonts** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to smooth the display of text in editor tabs.

** **Show Print Margin** **  
Displays a vertical line in editor tabs after the specified character location.

** **Mouse Scroll Speed** **  
The relative speed of mouse scrolling in editor tabs. Larger values result in faster scrolling.

** **Cursor Style** **  
The style and behavior of the pointer in editor tabs.  
Valid values include:  
+  **Ace** – Display the pointer as a vertical bar that is relatively wider than **Slim**.
+  **Slim** – Display the pointer as a relatively slim vertical bar.
+  **Smooth** – Display the pointer as a vertical bar that is relatively wider than **Slim** and that blinks more smoothly than **Slim**.
+  **Smooth and Slim** – Display the pointer as a relatively slim vertical bar that blinks more smoothly than **Slim**.
+  **Wide** – Display the pointer as a relatively wide vertical bar.

 **Merge Undo Deltas** 
+  **Always** – Allow merge conflicts to be reverted.
+  **Never** – Never allow merge conflicts to be reverted.
+  **Timed** – Allow merge conflicts to be reverted after a specific period.

** **Enable Wrapping For New Documents** **  
AWS Cloud9 wraps code in new files.

## Input
<a name="settings-user-change-input"></a>

** **Complete As You Type** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to display possible text completions as you type.

** **Complete On Enter** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to display possible text completions after you press **Enter**.

** **Highlight Variable Under Cursor** **  
AWS Cloud9 highlights all references in code to the selected variable.

** **Use Cmd-Click for Jump to Definition** **  
AWS Cloud9 goes to any original definition for code that's selected while pressing and holding **Command** for Mac or **Ctrl** for Windows.

## Hints and warnings
<a name="settings-user-change-hints-and-warnings"></a>

** **Enable Hints and Warnings** **  
AWS Cloud9 displays applicable hint and warning messages.

** **Show Available Quick Fixes on Click** **  
AWS Cloud9 displays a tool tip with refactoring suggestions when you click on a keyword within your code.

** **Ignore Messages Matching Regex** **  
AWS Cloud9 doesn't display any messages that match the specified regular expression. For more information, see [Writing a regular expression pattern](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions#Writing_a_regular_expression_pattern) in the *JavaScript Regular Expressions* topic on the Mozilla Developer Network.

## Run and debug
<a name="settings-user-change-run-and-debug"></a>

** **Save All Unsaved Tabs Before Running** **  
Before running the associated code, AWS Cloud9 attempts to save all unsaved files with open tabs.

## Preview
<a name="settings-user-change-preview"></a>

** **Preview Running Apps** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to display a preview of the output for the code in the active tab whenever the **Preview** button is chosen.

** **Default Previewer** **  
The format AWS Cloud9 uses to preview code output.  
Valid values include:  
+  **Raw** – Attempt to display code output in a plain format.
+  **Browser** – Attempt to display code output in a format that's preferred for web browsers.

** **When Saving Reload Previewer** **  
The behavior AWS Cloud9 uses for previewing code output whenever a code file is saved.  
Valid values include the following:  
+  **Only on Ctrl-Enter** – Attempt to preview code output whenever **Ctrl\$1Enter** is pressed for the current code tab.
+  **Always** – Attempt to preview code output whenever a code file is saved.

## Build
<a name="settings-user-change-build"></a>

** **Automatically Build Supported Files** **  
AWS Cloud9 attempts to automatically build the current code if a build action is started and the code is in a supported format.