You can specify the activity you want the BlackBerry® Composer to perform each time it starts. You can select the type of view that displays when you open a project.

1. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
2. Click the General tab.
3. In the Composer drop-down list, perform one of the following actions:

   Task	Steps
   Display the New Document dialog box when you start the BlackBerry Composer.	Click Create New Document.
   Display the Open dialog box when you start the BlackBerry Composer.	Click Open File Dialog.
   Display a blank screen when you start the BlackBerry Composer.	Click Do nothing.

4. In the View mode drop-down list, perform one of the following actions:

   Task	Steps
   Display the stroke and fill of objects.	Click Full View.
   Hide the fill color for objects.	Click Stroke Preview.
   Hide the fill and stroke colors and display only the outline of an object.	Click Shape Preview.

5. Click OK.