# Preference Settings

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### Accessing Preference Settings
You can change your Matrix account settings by clicking your profile icon in the top left of the Element client. By default, this will be a colored circle with the first letter of your Matrix ID. From the presented drop-down menu, you'll be able to jump into specific settings straight away, or access `All Settings`. Clicking `All Settings` will take you first to `General` settings, click `Preferences` in the vertical navigation menu on the left to open `Preference` settings.

<p class="callout info"><b>Info:</b> The below setting layout / order may change in subsequent client updates, however generally most settings will still perform the same function.</p>

### Preference Settings


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The Preferences view allows you to customize various aspects of the Element client organized by each area of the application. Each preference is explained next to the toggle to enable or disable the option.