# User Preferences

User preferences let you tailor YouDesign Models to how you personally work — language, editor defaults, accessibility, and maintenance actions. Your settings are saved to your user profile, so they follow you across sessions.

## Opening the Settings Drawer

All user preferences live in a single **settings drawer** that slides in from the left:

* **On the homepage** — click the logo/settings icon in the top-left corner (tooltip: *"Settings"*).
* **In the editor** — click the **hamburger menu** (☰) icon in the top-left bar.

The drawer is organized into collapsible sections. Click a section header to expand it.

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## Editor Preferences

Defaults for how the canvas behaves while you work:

| Setting             | Default | What It Does                                                                     |
| ------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Snap to grid**    | On      | Aligns shapes to the invisible grid when you drag or resize them                 |
| **Show grid**       | Off     | Displays the grid as a visible dotted/line pattern on the canvas                 |
| **Guided dragging** | On      | Shows alignment guides when you drag a shape near another shape's edge or center |

These settings apply as soon as you toggle them — no reload needed.

## Language

A dropdown with ten languages:

* English (US)
* English (GB)
* Deutsch (German)
* Français (French)
* Español (Spanish)
* Português (Portuguese)
* हिन्दी (Hindi)
* বাংলা (Bengali)
* Türkçe (Turkish)
* 日本語 (Japanese)

Your choice is saved both in your user preferences and in local storage (`yd-user-language`) so it sticks even before you log in.

## Accessibility

The Accessibility section has three toggles. See [Accessibility](/models/work-in-the-app/accessibility.md) for what each one does in detail:

* **Precise selection** (default on)
* **Reduce motion** (default off)
* **High contrast** (default off)

## Maintenance

Two buttons for resetting state when something's gone wrong:

| Button                | What It Does                                                                                                                            |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Reset preferences** | Restores all of your user preferences to their defaults (panel widths, grid settings, palettes, language). Does not affect other users. |
| **Clear cache**       | Clears locally-cached data and reloads the page. Useful if the app is behaving inconsistently after a release.                          |

> **Note:** Neither action modifies data in ServiceNow. Your boards and teamspaces are untouched.

## Global Settings (Admin Only)

At the bottom of the drawer, users with the **YouDesign Models Admin** role see a **Global Settings** link. Clicking it opens the admin configuration area — see [Global Settings](/models/admin/global-settings.md) for admin-only settings.

Non-admins don't see this link.

## What's Saved Where

| Setting type          | Stored in                            | Visible to                   |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- |
| Language              | User profile + browser local storage | Only you                     |
| Editor defaults       | User profile                         | Only you                     |
| Accessibility toggles | User profile                         | Only you                     |
| Global settings       | ServiceNow application settings      | All users (applies org-wide) |

## Tips & Gotchas

* **Settings apply immediately** for most toggles; a handful (like Clear cache) trigger a reload.
* **Reset preferences is broad** — it will also reset panel widths, shape color palettes, and the grid setting, not just the single setting you're looking at. Use it when you want a clean slate.
* **Your preferences are yours alone** — admins configure *defaults* via Global Settings, but each user can override them here.

## Related

* [Accessibility](/models/work-in-the-app/accessibility.md) — dedicated page for the three accessibility toggles
* [User Interface](/models/work-in-the-app/user-interface.md) — overview of where the hamburger drawer fits in
* [Global Settings (admin)](/models/admin/global-settings.md) — the admin-side counterpart


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