From the Eclipse Menu Bar, select: Window --> Preferences ========================= Expand: General Highlight: Appearance Change "Theme:" to "Windows 7 Classic" (it's the last option) ========================= Expand: Java --> Editor Highlight: Folding Leave checked the "Enable folding" checkbox UNcheck everything under "Initially fold these elements:" ========================= Expand: Java --> Compiler Highlight: Errors/Warnings Expand "Potential programming problems" Change "Resource leak:" from "Warning" to "Ignore" Change "Serializable class without serialVersionUID:" from "Warning" to "Ignore" Expand "Generic types" Change "Unchecked generic type operation:" from "Warning" to "Ignore" Change "Usage of a raw type:" from "Warning" to "Ignore" ========================= Expand: Java --> Code Style Highlight: Code Templates In the "Configure generated code and comments:" area, expand the "Code" section Highlight: Method body On the right, click on the "Edit..." button REMOVE the entire (green/blue) first line ("// ${todo} Auto-generated method stub") Click on "OK" In the area on the left, highlight: Formatter (under "Code Style") Near the top-right of the box, click on the "Edit..." button At the top, if the profile is still the default profile, change the name to "Dave" (or just use your first name) "Indentation" Tab: Change "Tab size:" from 4 to 3 Check "Statements within 'switch' body" "Braces" Tab: Every option should be "Next line" EXCEPT "Array initializer:", which should stay "Same line" "White Space" Tab: Expand Arrays Highlight "Array initializers" UNcheck "after opening brace" UNcheck "before closing brace" "Control Statements" Tab: Check "Insert new line before 'else' in an 'if' statement" Check "Insert new line before 'catch' in an 'try' statement" Check "Insert new line before 'finally' in an 'try' statement" "Line Wrapping" Tab: Change "Maximum line width:" from 80 to 120 Change "Default indentation for wrapped lines:" from 2 to 3 Change "Default indentation for array initializers:" from 2 to 3 "Comments" Tab: Under "General settings", make sure ALL boxes are UNchecked ========================= Click "OK", then click "OK" again