# Mac question about photoshop and background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-question-about-photoshop-and-background/246736>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [December 13, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-question-about-photoshop-and-background/246736 "2007-12-13T23:36:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![sebus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@sebus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sebus)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-question-about-photoshop-and-background/246736/1 "2007-12-13T23:36:48Z")

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Hi, when you open PS on a PC, there is a grey background that fills up the screen and on the Mac, it shows only the project window that you open and you see your desktop through PS. Is there anyway to have it open like it does on a PC?