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<H1>Specifying the default perspective</H1>
<P>The default perspective is indicated in the <b> Window &gt; Open Perspective
&gt; Other </b> menu. The pre-defined default perspective is indicated by the
word default in brackets following the perspective name, for example, <strong>Resource
(default)</strong>. </P>
<P>To change the default perspective:</P>
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<li>From the main menu bar, select <b>Window &gt; Preferences</b>.</li>
<li>Expand the <b>General</b> category on the left and select <b>Perspectives</b>.
The Perspectives preferences page opens.</li>
<li>Select the perspective that you want to define as the
default, and click <b>Make Default</b>. The default indicator moves
to the perspective that you selected.</li>
<li>Click <b>OK</b>.</li>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts." width="159" height="27"><br>
<a href="../concepts/concepts-2.htm">The Workbench</a><br>
<a href="../concepts/concepts-4.htm">Perspectives</a>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" width="159" height="27"><br>
<a href="tasks-9f.htm">Opening perspectives</a><br>
<a href="tasks-24.htm">Changing where perspectives open</a><br>
<a href="tasks-9k.htm">Configuring perspectives</a>
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