# FIELDDISPLAY System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [F](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/F/(F).md) **Function Description:** The FIELDDISPLAY system variable is used to control whether to display field with gray background. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Registry | | Initial value | 1 | | Range | 0,1 | Do not to plot background. **System Variable Value:** **0:** display field without background **1:** display field with gray background --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/F/FIELDDISPLAY%20System%20Variable--3c4127a57003.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/F/FIELDDISPLAY%20System%20Variable--3c4127a57003.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/F/FIELDDISPLAY%20System%20Variable--3c4127a57003.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/F/FIELDDISPLAY%20System%20Variable--3c4127a57003.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/F/FIELDDISPLAY%20System%20Variable--3c4127a57003.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/F/FIELDDISPLAY%20System%20Variable--3c4127a57003.md)