The following preferences can be changed on the Appearance page.
| Option | Description | Default |
| Tab positions - Editors | Specify either top or bottom to indicate where you want tabs for stacked editors to appear. | Top |
| Tab positions - Views | Specify either top or bottom to indicate where you want tabs for stacked views to appear. | Top |
| Perspective switcher position | Specify the location of the perspective switcher bar |
Top right |
| Current presentation | Specify the currently active presentation (look and feel). | 3.0 presentation |
| Current theme | Specify the currently active theme (color and font set). | 3.0 theme |
| Show text on perspective bar | Specify whether labels should be shown in the perspective bar as well as icons. | Enabled |
| Show traditional style tabs | Specify whether traditional (square) tabs should be used in place of the curved tabs | Disabled |
Here is what the Appearance preferences page looks like: