The Preferences window lets you set preferences for many functional elements of Maya, detailed in the following sections:

• Interface preferences
• UI Elements preferences
• ViewCube preferences
• Help preferences
• Display preferences
• Kinematics preferences
• Animation (Display) preferences
• Manipulators preferences
• NURBS preferences
• Polygons preferences
• Subdivs preferences
• Settings preferences
• Animation (Settings) preferences
• Cameras preferences
• Dynamics preferences
• Files/Projects preferences
• Modeling preferences
• Rendering preferences
• Selection preferences
• Snapping preferences
• Sound preferences
• Time Slider preferences
• Undo preferences
• Save Actions
• Modules preferences
• Applications preferences