Set flow user preferences
Set your preferences when building and editing flows such as the default editor view.
Before you begin
Role required: admin or flow_designer
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Process Automation > Workflow Studio.
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On the homepage, select Flows.
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Create or select the flow you want to edit.
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Select the More Actions menu icon. [Omitted image "more-actions-menu-icon.png"] Alt text: The More Actions icon
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From the list of menu options, select User preferences.
[Omitted image "example-user-preferences-menu-option.png"] Alt text: User preferences option in the More Actions menu
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Select the user preferences you want for building and editing flows.
[Omitted image "example-user-preferfences-options.png"] Alt text: Sample user preferences selected
For more information about available user preferences, see User preferences for flows.
---
title: Set flow user preferences
description: Set your preferences when building and editing flows such as the default editor view.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/set-flow-user-preferences.html
release: australia
product: Workflow Studio
classification: workflow-studio
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure flows, Flows, subflows, and actions, Workflow Studio, Build workflows]
---
# Set flow user preferences
Set your preferences when building and editing flows such as the default editor view.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin or flow\_designer
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Process Automation** > **Workflow Studio**.
2. On the homepage, select **Flows**.
3. Create or select the flow you want to edit.
4. Select the **More Actions menu** icon. \[Omitted image "more-actions-menu-icon.png"\] Alt text: The More Actions icon
5. From the list of menu options, select **User preferences**.
\[Omitted image "example-user-preferences-menu-option.png"\] Alt text: User preferences option in the More Actions menu
6. Select the user preferences you want for building and editing flows.
\[Omitted image "example-user-preferfences-options.png"\] Alt text: Sample user preferences selected
For more information about available user preferences, see [User preferences for flows](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/flow-preferences.md).
| title | Set flow user preferences |
| description | Set your preferences when building and editing flows such as the default editor view. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/build-workflows/workflow-studio/set-flow-user-preferences.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Workflow Studio |
| classification | workflow-studio |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Configure flowsFlowssubflowsand actionsWorkflow StudioBuild workflows |