# How to change default settings for Visualizer checkboxes

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-default-settings-for-visualizer-checkboxes/15724
**Category:** Web Support
**Created:** [November 13, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-default-settings-for-visualizer-checkboxes/15724 "2024-11-13T22:02:44Z")
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### Author: ![roka2024](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/roka2024/32/15513_2.png) [@roka2024](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/roka2024)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-default-settings-for-visualizer-checkboxes/15724/1 "2024-11-13T22:02:44Z")

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Hi,  
I want to set the default for “Map Scalars” to false, i.e. unchecked, when launching Visualizer.  
How can I do that?  
Thanks,  
Robert

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### Author: ![jourdain](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jourdain/32/11_2.png) [@jourdain](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jourdain)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-change-default-settings-for-visualizer-checkboxes/15724/2 "2024-11-16T00:25:09Z")

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In ParaView, you can choose to change the defaults and save those. If visualizer use the same paraview, it will have the new default behavior.