{"id":7547,"date":"2024-03-14T05:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T05:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-automatic-formatting-in-idea\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T17:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:40:35","slug":"how-to-disable-automatic-formatting-in-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-automatic-formatting-in-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable Auto-Formatting in IntelliJ IDEA"},"content":{"rendered":"

To disable the automatic formatting setting in IDE, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the IDE and go to the settings or preferences menu.<\/li>\n
  2. Locate the code editor or formatting option in the settings or preferences menu.<\/li>\n
  3. Look for the setting option for automatic formatting or styling in the code editor or formatting options.<\/li>\n
  4. Turn off the auto formatting or auto styling switch to disable this function.<\/li>\n
  5. Save the settings and close the settings or preferences menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By following the above steps, you can disable the automatic formatting feature of the IDE and manually control the code formatting. To re-enable the automatic formatting feature, simply follow the same steps to turn on the setting option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    To disable the automatic formatting setting in IDE, you can follow these steps: Open the IDE and go to the settings or preferences menu. Locate the code editor or formatting option in the settings or preferences menu. Look for the setting option for automatic formatting or styling in the code editor or formatting options. 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