diff --git a/assets/images/help/desktop/appearance-tab-themes.png b/assets/images/help/desktop/appearance-tab-themes.png
index 59a131b47b94..9736523c3401 100644
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diff --git a/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-git-pane.png b/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-git-pane.png
index d22bb5ad7eee..63217adaaaa6 100644
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diff --git a/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-integrations-pane.png b/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-integrations-pane.png
index 596fd8949d4e..35a5d3c25770 100644
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diff --git a/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-a-default-editor-in-github-desktop.md b/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-a-default-editor-in-github-desktop.md
index 0b04632e0881..a9dd91c59183 100644
--- a/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-a-default-editor-in-github-desktop.md
+++ b/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-a-default-editor-in-github-desktop.md
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ shortTitle: Configure default editor
{% mac %}
{% data reusables.desktop.mac-select-desktop-menu %}
-1. In the Preferences window, select **Integrations**.
- ![Screenshot of the "Preferences" window. In the left sidebar, the "Integrations" option is highlighted in blue and outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-integrations-pane.png)
+1. In the Settings window, select **Integrations**.
+ ![Screenshot of the "Settings" window. In the left sidebar, the "Integrations" option is highlighted in blue and outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-integrations-pane.png)
1. Under "External Editor", use the dropdown menu to select the editor you want to set as your default.
1. Click **Save**.
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ shortTitle: Configure default editor
## Configuring a custom editor
{% data reusables.desktop.mac-select-desktop-menu %}
-1. In the Preferences window, select **Integrations**.
- ![Screenshot of the "Preferences" window. In the left sidebar, the "Integrations" option is highlighted in blue and outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-integrations-pane.png)
+1. In the Settings window, select **Integrations**.
+ ![Screenshot of the "Settings" window. In the left sidebar, the "Integrations" option is highlighted in blue and outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-integrations-pane.png)
1. Under "External Editor", use the dropdown menu to select **Configure Custom Editor**.
- ![Screenshot of the "Preferences window. Under "External Editor", the dropdown menu is displayed with "Configure Custom Editor" highlighted in blue and outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/configure-custom-editor.png)
1. Click **Choose** to open the system dialog to navigate to the path of your custom editor.
1. Under "Arguments", enter any arguments you would like to use after the "%TARGET_PATH%" variable. Reference supporting documentation for your custom editor to ensure you have the arguments set correctly, as invalid arguments can prevent the editor from launching in {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}.
1. Click **Save**.
diff --git a/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-basic-settings-in-github-desktop.md b/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-basic-settings-in-github-desktop.md
index df501be5150c..a93cbd7037f1 100644
--- a/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-basic-settings-in-github-desktop.md
+++ b/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-basic-settings-in-github-desktop.md
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ shortTitle: Configure basic settings
{% mac %}
{% data reusables.desktop.mac-select-desktop-menu %}
-1. To view or change your settings, toggle between the panes in the "Preferences" window.
+1. To view or change your settings, toggle between the panes in the "Settings" window.
- ![Screenshot of the "Preferences" window. The left sidebar, with menu options such as "Accounts" and "Integrations", is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-preferences-pane.png)
+ ![Screenshot of the "Settings" window. The left sidebar contains menu options such as "Accounts" and "Integrations".](/assets/images/help/desktop/sign-in-github.png)
- {% data reusables.desktop.preferences-options-tabs %}
+ {% data reusables.desktop.settings-options-tabs %}
{% endmac %}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ shortTitle: Configure basic settings
![Screenshot of the "Options" window. The left sidebar, with menu options such as "Accounts" and "Integrations", is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/desktop/window-select-options-pane.png)
- {% data reusables.desktop.preferences-options-tabs %}
+ {% data reusables.desktop.settings-options-tabs %}
{% endwindows %}
diff --git a/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-git-for-github-desktop.md b/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-git-for-github-desktop.md
index bc39bd3783b0..c2416ab7ea68 100644
--- a/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-git-for-github-desktop.md
+++ b/content/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-git-for-github-desktop.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Configuring your global author information in {% data variables.product.prodname
{% mac %}
{% data reusables.desktop.mac-select-desktop-menu %}
-{% data reusables.desktop.preferences-git-pane %}
+{% data reusables.desktop.settings-git-pane %}
{% data reusables.desktop.name-field-git-config %}
{% data reusables.desktop.select-email-git-config %}
{% data reusables.desktop.click-save-git-config %}
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ You can configure the default branch that will be used when you create a new rep
{% mac %}
{% data reusables.desktop.mac-select-desktop-menu %}
-{% data reusables.desktop.preferences-git-pane %}
-1. Under "Default branch name for new repositories", select the default branch name you would like to use, or, to enter a custom name, select "Other...".
+{% data reusables.desktop.settings-git-pane %}
+1. Optional, under "Default branch name for new repositories" edit the name of the default branch as needed.
{% data reusables.desktop.click-save-git-config %}
{% endmac %}
diff --git a/content/desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/committing-and-reviewing-changes-to-your-project-in-github-desktop.md b/content/desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/committing-and-reviewing-changes-to-your-project-in-github-desktop.md
index 9320769641f1..3c4bc9114ef2 100644
--- a/content/desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/committing-and-reviewing-changes-to-your-project-in-github-desktop.md
+++ b/content/desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/committing-and-reviewing-changes-to-your-project-in-github-desktop.md
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ To change how you view diffs, in the top-right corner of the diff view, click {%
* To change how the entire diff is displayed, under "Diff display", select **Unified** or **Split**. The Unified view shows changes linearly, while the Split view shows old content on the left side and new content on the right side.
* To hide whitespace changes so you can focus on more substantive changes, select **Hide Whitespace Changes**.
-![Screenshot of the diff view of a "README" file. A gear icon is outlined in orange above an expanded dropdown displaying "Whitespace" and "Diff display" settings.](/assets/images/help/desktop/diff-selection.png)
+![Screenshot of the diff view of a file. A gear icon is outlined in orange and expanded to display "Whitespace" and "Diff display" settings.](/assets/images/help/desktop/diff-selection.png)
+
+{% data reusables.desktop.diff-tab-size-tip %}
If you need to see more of the file than {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} shows by default, you can expand the diff.
* To see the next few lines above or below the highlighted changes, click the arrow above or below the line numbers.
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ If one file contains multiple changes, but you only want some of those changes t
To exclude changed lines from your commit, click one or more changed lines so the blue disappears. The lines that are still highlighted in blue will be included in the commit.
-![Screenshot of the diff view of a text file. Next to the text "I don't want to include this line", the background color behind the line numbers is green, not blue.](/assets/images/help/desktop/partial-commit.png)
+![Screenshot of the diff view of a file. The background color for the line number of "I don't want to include this line" is green, not blue.](/assets/images/help/desktop/partial-commit.png)
## Discarding changes
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ Once you're satisfied with the changes you've chosen to include in your commit,
![Screenshot of the "Changes" tab in the sidebar. To the right of a profile picture, a text field containing a commit message is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/commit-message.png)
1. Optionally, to attribute a commit to another author, click the add co-authors icon and type the username(s) you want to include.
- ![Screenshot of the "Changes" tab. In the corner of the "Description" field, a "person with a plus sign" icon for adding a co-author is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/add-co-author-commit.png)
+ ![Screenshot of the "Changes" tab. In the corner of the "Description" field, the icon for adding a co-author is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/add-co-author-commit.png)
{% data reusables.desktop.commit-button %}
1. If the branch you're trying to commit to is protected, Desktop will warn you.
* To move your changes, click **switch branches**.
diff --git a/content/desktop/overview/getting-started-with-github-desktop.md b/content/desktop/overview/getting-started-with-github-desktop.md
index 4429ff650f85..c8814bb1b0f0 100644
--- a/content/desktop/overview/getting-started-with-github-desktop.md
+++ b/content/desktop/overview/getting-started-with-github-desktop.md
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ After you install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, you can configu
{% mac %}
-You can connect or remove accounts on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, choose a default text editor or shell, edit your Git configuration, change the appearance of {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, customize system dialog boxes, and set privacy preferences in the {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} Preferences window. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-basic-settings-in-github-desktop)."
+You can connect or remove accounts on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, choose a default text editor or shell, edit your Git configuration, change the appearance of {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, customize system dialog boxes, and set privacy preferences in the {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} Settings window. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-basic-settings-in-github-desktop)."
-![Screenshot of the "Preferences" window. Options in the left sidebar are highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-preferences-pane.png)
+![Screenshot of the "Settings" window. The first option in the left sidebar is selected and shown as blue.](/assets/images/help/desktop/sign-in-github.png)
{% endmac %}
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ You can connect or remove accounts on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom
You can connect or remove accounts on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, choose a default text editor or shell, edit your Git configuration, change the appearance of {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, customize system dialog boxes, and set privacy preferences in the {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} Options window. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-basic-settings-in-github-desktop)."
-![Screenshot of the "Preferences" window. Options in the left sidebar are highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-preferences-pane.png)
+![Screenshot of the "Options" window. The first option in the left sidebar is selected and shown as blue.](/assets/images/help/desktop/windows-sign-in-github.png)
{% endwindows %}
diff --git a/content/desktop/overview/github-desktop-keyboard-shortcuts.md b/content/desktop/overview/github-desktop-keyboard-shortcuts.md
index 96a8b908e4ba..1825e24630f5 100644
--- a/content/desktop/overview/github-desktop-keyboard-shortcuts.md
+++ b/content/desktop/overview/github-desktop-keyboard-shortcuts.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ GitHub Desktop keyboard shortcuts on macOS
| Keyboard shortcut | Description
|-----------|------------
-|Command+, | Go to Preferences
+|Command+, | Display the Settings window
|Command+H | Hide the {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} application
|Option+Command+H | Hide all other applications
|Command+Q | Quit {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ GitHub Desktop keyboard shortcuts on Windows
| Keyboard shortcut | Description
|-----------|------------
-|Ctrl+, | Go to Options
+|Ctrl+, | Display the Options window
|F11 | Toggle full screen view
|Ctrl+0 | Reset zoom to default text size
|Ctrl+= | Zoom in for larger text and graphics
diff --git a/content/desktop/working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise/configuring-notifications-in-github-desktop.md b/content/desktop/working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise/configuring-notifications-in-github-desktop.md
index 04f9a24c0b17..40a572b92c34 100644
--- a/content/desktop/working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise/configuring-notifications-in-github-desktop.md
+++ b/content/desktop/working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise/configuring-notifications-in-github-desktop.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ If system notifications are disabled for {% data variables.product.prodname_desk
{% mac %}
{% data reusables.desktop.mac-select-desktop-menu %}
-1. In the "Preferences" window, on the "Notifications" pane, select **Enable notifications**.
+1. In the "Settings" window, on the "Notifications" pane, select **Enable notifications**.
1. In the "Enable notifications" description field, click the **Notification Settings** link to open the "Notifications" pane in the macOS "System Settings" window.
1. In the "Application Notifications" list, select **{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}**.
1. Click **Allow Notifications**.
diff --git a/data/reusables/desktop/choose-a-theme.md b/data/reusables/desktop/choose-a-theme.md
index 83dd63dc5e31..9267fb19f933 100644
--- a/data/reusables/desktop/choose-a-theme.md
+++ b/data/reusables/desktop/choose-a-theme.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{% mac %}
- ![Screenshot of the "Preferences" window. In the left sidebar, the "Appearance" option is highlighted in blue and outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/appearance-tab-themes.png)
+ ![Screenshot of the "Settings" window. In the left sidebar, the "Appearance" option is highlighted in blue and outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/appearance-tab-themes.png)
{% endmac %}
diff --git a/data/reusables/desktop/diff-tab-size-tip.md b/data/reusables/desktop/diff-tab-size-tip.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6aaabb4d6fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/reusables/desktop/diff-tab-size-tip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{% mac %}
+
+> [!TIP] The default tab size used to display diffs is 8. You can customize this on the **Appearance** pane of the **Settings** dialog.
+
+{% endmac %}
+
+{% windows %}
+
+> [!TIP] The default tab size used to display diffs is 8. You can customize this on the **Appearance** pane of the **Options** dialog.
+
+{% endwindows %}
diff --git a/data/reusables/desktop/preferences-git-pane.md b/data/reusables/desktop/settings-git-pane.md
similarity index 81%
rename from data/reusables/desktop/preferences-git-pane.md
rename to data/reusables/desktop/settings-git-pane.md
index 38af2dfd0a1e..9d85b8406c7f 100644
--- a/data/reusables/desktop/preferences-git-pane.md
+++ b/data/reusables/desktop/settings-git-pane.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-1. In the "Preferences" window, click **Git**.
+1. In the "Settings" window, click **Git**.
![Screenshot of the "Git" pane in the "Preferences" window. In the left sidebar, an option labelled "Git" is highlighted in blue and outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-select-git-pane.png)
diff --git a/data/reusables/desktop/preferences-options-tabs.md b/data/reusables/desktop/settings-options-tabs.md
similarity index 100%
rename from data/reusables/desktop/preferences-options-tabs.md
rename to data/reusables/desktop/settings-options-tabs.md