# Specifying the default perspective

The default perspective always shows up on the Window > Open Perspective menu. The Resource perspective is the pre-defined default perspective.

To change the default perspective:

1. From the main menu bar, select Window > Preferences.
2. Expand the Workbench category on the left and select Perspectives. The Perspectives preferences page opens.
3. Select the perspective that you want to define as the default, and click Make Default. The default indicator moves to the perspective that you selected.
4. Click OK.

The Workbench
Perspectives

Opening perspectives
Changing where perspectives open
Configuring perspectives