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Photoshop CS4:
Changing Pasteboard Color
Cheat Sheet 20081211

The Pasteboard is the background behind the image you’re working on.
Zoom Out (⌘ - ) from your image to see more of the Pasteboard.
(If you've set your Preferences to Zoom Resizes Windows,
just drag the lower right corner to open the window more and see your Pasteboard.)

Right-Click (Control-Click) within the Pasteboard area to see this dialog box (see below):

Photoshop Pasteboard Dialog Box


If choosing Select Custom Color, then its dialog box opens up.
Set Saturation Value (S) to 0% (see below):

Photoshop Saturation Value


Set Brightness (B) to whatever value you wish (see below):

Photoshop Brightness Value


Don’t worry about any other options and Click OK.
If your Pasteboard is too light or too dark,
pick the Paint Bucket Tool (G) (see below):

Photoshop Paint Bucket Tool


Go to Color Palette (see below):

Photoshop Color Palette


and Click the upper right corner to open its Menu Tab (see below):

Photoshop Color Palette Menu Tab


Select HSB Sliders (see below):

Photoshop HSB Sliders


In the Color Palette, the Hue/Saturation/Brightness should now
all be 0% if foreground color is black (see below):

Photoshop Foreground Color


Set your Brightness to whatever you want and press Enter/Return (see below):

Photoshop Brightness


Then hold down Shift and Click with Paint Bucket Tool in Pasteboard area to change its color.

Remember: Each screen mode will retain its own Pasteboard settings,
so don’t be surprised if the background color changes when you shift between them.

The Screen Mode Button is found on the top Menu bar of Photoshop CS4 (see below):

Photoshop Screen Mode Button

The Screen Mode Menu is also found on the top Menu bar of Photoshop CS4 (see below):

Photoshop Screen Mode Menu

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