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Color Scheme

File | Settings | Editor | Color Scheme for Windows and Linux
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Use this section to select the color scheme for the IntelliJ IDEA editor.

Item

Description

Scheme

From this drop-down list, select the color scheme to be used in your workspace.

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Click this button to invoke the following commands (depending on the selected scheme):

  • Duplicate: click to save the currently selected Color settings as a new scheme. Hit Enter to save the new scheme, or Escape to cancel operation.

  • Restore Defaults: click to reset the selected color scheme to the initial defaults shipped with IntelliJ IDEA. Available if a predefined color scheme has been selected and changed.

  • Export: click to export the current scheme to a file.

  • Rename: click to rename the current scheme. This command is only available for copies or imported schemes, since the predefined schemes cannot be renamed.

  • Delete: click to delete the current scheme. This command is only available for copies or imported schemes, since the predefined schemes cannot be deleted.

  • Import Scheme: click to import a IntelliJ IDEA color scheme (you can either import a file in an internal .icls format, or a .jar created through the File | Export Settings menu), or an Eclipse color scheme in the XML format.

Last modified: 1 February 2019

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