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stage: none
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group: unassigned
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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type: concepts, howto
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---
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# Profile preferences **(FREE)**
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A user's profile preferences page allows the user to customize various aspects
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of GitLab to their liking.
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To navigate to your profile's preferences:
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1. In the top-right corner, select your avatar.
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1. Select **Preferences**.
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## Navigation theme
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The GitLab navigation theme setting allows you to personalize your GitLab experience.
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You can choose from several color themes that add unique colors to the top navigation
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and left side navigation.
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Using individual color themes might help you differentiate between your different
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GitLab instances.
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The default theme is Indigo. You can choose between 10 themes:
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- Indigo
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- Light Indigo
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- Blue
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- Light Blue
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- Green
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- Light Green
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- Red
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- Light Red
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- Dark
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- Light
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- [Dark Mode](#dark-mode)
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## Dark mode
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/28252) in GitLab 13.1 as an [Alpha](../../policy/alpha-beta-support.md#alpha-features) release.
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GitLab has started work on dark mode! The dark mode Alpha release is available in the
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spirit of iteration and the lower expectations of
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[Alpha versions](../../policy/alpha-beta-support.md#alpha-features).
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Progress on dark mode is tracked in the [Dark theme epic](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2902).
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See the epic for:
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- A list of known issues.
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- Our planned direction and next steps.
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If you find an issue that isn't listed, leave a comment on the epic or create a
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new issue.
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Dark mode is available as a navigation theme, for MVC and compatibility reasons.
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[An issue exists](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/219512)
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to make it configurable in its own section along with support for
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different navigation themes.
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Dark theme only works with the **Dark** syntax highlighting theme.
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## Syntax highlighting theme
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GitLab uses the [rouge Ruby library](http://rouge.jneen.net/ "Rouge website")
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for syntax highlighting outside of any Editor context. The WebIDE (like Snippets)
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uses [Monaco Editor](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/) and it's provided
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[Monarch](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/monarch.html) library for
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syntax highlighting. For a list of supported languages, visit the documentation of
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the respective libraries.
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Changing this setting allows you to customize the color theme when viewing any
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syntax highlighted code on GitLab.
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The default syntax theme is White, and you can choose among 5 different themes:
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<!-- vale gitlab.Spelling = NO -->
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- White
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- Dark
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- Solarized light
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- Solarized dark
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- Monokai
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<!-- vale gitlab.Spelling = YES -->
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Introduced in GitLab 13.6, the themes [Solarized](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221034) and [Monokai](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221034) also apply to the [Web IDE](../project/web_ide/index.md) and [Snippets](../snippets.md).
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## Diff colors
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A diff compares the old/removed content with the new/added content (for example, when
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[reviewing a merge request](../project/merge_requests/reviews/index.md#review-a-merge-request) or in a
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[Markdown inline diff](../markdown.md#inline-diff)).
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Typically, the colors red and green are used for removed and added lines in diffs.
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The exact colors depend on the selected [syntax highlighting theme](#syntax-highlighting-theme).
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The colors may lead to difficulties in case of red–green color blindness.
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For this reason, you can customize the following colors:
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- Color for removed lines
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- Color for added lines
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## Behavior
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The following settings allow you to customize the behavior of the GitLab layout
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and default views of your dashboard and the projects' landing pages.
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### Layout width
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GitLab can be set up to use different widths depending on your liking. Choose
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between the fixed (max. `1280px`) and the fluid (`100%`) application layout.
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NOTE:
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While `1280px` is the standard max width when using fixed layout, some pages still use 100% width, depending on the content.
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### Dashboard
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For users who have access to a large number of projects but only keep up with a
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select few, the amount of activity on the your dashboard can be
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overwhelming. Changing this setting allows you to redefine what is displayed by default.
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You can include the following options for your default dashboard view:
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- Your projects (default)
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- Starred projects
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- Your projects' activity
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- Starred projects' activity
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- Followed Users' Activity
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- Your groups
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- Your [To-Do List](../todos.md)
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- Assigned Issues
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- Assigned Merge Requests
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- [Operations Dashboard](../operations_dashboard/index.md)
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### Group overview content
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The **Group overview content** dropdown allows you to choose what information is
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displayed on a group's home page.
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You can choose between 2 options:
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- Details (default)
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- [Security dashboard](../application_security/security_dashboard/index.md)
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### Project overview content
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The **Project overview content** setting allows you to choose what content you want to
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see on a project's home page.
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### Tab width
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You can set the displayed width of tab characters across various parts of
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GitLab, for example, blobs, diffs, and snippets.
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NOTE:
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Some parts of GitLab do not respect this setting, including the WebIDE, file
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editor and Markdown editor.
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## Localization
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### Language
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Select your preferred language from a list of supported languages.
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*This feature is experimental and translations are not complete yet.*
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### First day of the week
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The first day of the week can be customized for calendar views and date pickers.
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You can choose one of the following options as the first day of the week:
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- Saturday
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- Sunday
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- Monday
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If you select **System Default**, the [instance default](../admin_area/settings/index.md#default-first-day-of-the-week) setting is used.
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## Time preferences
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### Use relative times
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/65570) in GitLab 14.1.
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You can select your preferred time format for the GitLab user interface:
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- Relative times, for example, `30 minutes ago`.
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- Absolute times, for example, `May 18, 2021, 3:57 PM`.
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The times are formatted depending on your chosen language and browser locale.
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To set your time preference:
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1. On the **Preferences** page, go to **Time preferences**.
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1. Select the **Use relative times** checkbox to use relative times,
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or clear the checkbox to use absolute times.
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1. Select **Save changes**.
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NOTE:
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This feature is experimental, and choosing absolute times might break certain layouts.
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Open an issue if you notice that using absolute times breaks a layout.
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## Integrations
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Configure your preferences with third-party services which provide enhancements to your GitLab experience.
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### Sourcegraph
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NOTE:
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This setting is only visible if Sourcegraph has been enabled by a GitLab administrator.
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Manage the availability of integrated code intelligence features powered by
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Sourcegraph. View [the Sourcegraph feature documentation](../../integration/sourcegraph.md#enable-sourcegraph-in-user-preferences)
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for more information.
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### Gitpod
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Enable and disable the [GitLab-Gitpod integration](../../integration/gitpod.md). This is only
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visible after the integration is configured by a GitLab administrator. View
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[the Gitpod feature documentation](../../integration/gitpod.md) for more information.
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