# Changing where perspectives open

You can change the default behavior for how perspectives are opened in the Workbench.

1. From the main menu bar, select Window > Preferences.
2. Expand the General category on the left and select Perspectives. The Perspectives preferences page opens.
3. Select either In the same window or In a new window from the Open a new perspective group.
4. Click OK.

Perspectives

Opening perspectives
Specifying the default perspective
Switching between perspectives
Configuring perspectives