: How do I set Extras to be off by default when I start up Photoshop 7? I don't know what setting changed, but every time I start up Photoshop 7 for Windows, View → Extras is checked, and

@Michele215

Had the same problem in CS3. The solution detailed above:

Click on

View > Show > None


Then exit and reopen and you're fixed. "Extras" won't be on by default anymore.

works on CS3 also.

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@Kimberly620

For me, I first click on "Show Extras Options" under view under View -> Show and checked everything off. Close/Open didn't work, so I dragged a jpeg into Photoshop, went to View -> Show and selected "None", closed Photoshop (image was a jpeg so wasn't prompted to save). Opened up Photoshop again and it was gone!

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@Lengel450

I had VIEW>SHOW>GRID checked in CC...must have accidently hit ctrl + ', the shortcut :p

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@Jennifer810

Try starting Photoshop with Shift+Command+Option held down to reset Preferences to defaults (Shift+Ctrl+Alt on Windows).

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@Murray664

I found the answer on CS5! on the menu bar, there is an icon with rulers, and a drop down list. Uncheck the items you dont want to show and next time you open an image it will not have the grids, rulers, guides that you have unchecked.

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@Moriarity648

Figured it out in CS6

Click on


View > Show > None


Then exit and reopen and you're fixed. "Extras" won't be on by default anymore.

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@Ravi4787994

In CS5, I have the same behavior. There might be a workaround for you, but I can't confirm that it works in PS7. try the following:


Open up View → Show → Show Extras Options...
Uncheck everything


For me, Mesh still persistently "re-checked" itself when I closed and re-opened Photoshop (as did View → Extras), but everything else remained unchecked.

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