Desktop Icon Font Color - How do I change the font color of the text that describes desktop icons?

Anonymous
2010-02-18T11:16:49+00:00

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. How do I change the font color that describes the desktop icons?

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Anonymous
2010-02-18T11:56:09+00:00

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. How do I change the font color that describes the desktop icons?

Hi

You cannot change the Desktop font color.

Because Desktop wallpaper images have varying colors, it is easy for the font colors to be unreadable if they are on top of the same color as a wallpaper image. For instance a black font on top of a dark part of the background image or a white font on a white part of a background image.

The Desktop icon fonts are dynamic and will show white on dark backgrounds and change to white with a black shadow effect on a light background.

Hope this helps.

Thank You for using Windows 7

Ronnie Vernon MVP

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-25T09:55:52+00:00

    With Iconoid you don't have to bother with all that. You can have any colour font against any theme background; you can even have a different background just for the icon text.

    Plus it has extras like being able to make the icons dance round the screen if you want to!

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-25T08:03:25+00:00

    I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. How do I change the font color that describes the desktop icons?

    I am answering this question for 32bit Win7 Home Premium. 

    Right-click on the desktop and then click on Personalization.

    Choose a "Basic and High Contrast Theme". Either (1) High Contract White and your desktop icon text will be white. Then select your Desktop Background.

    Or (2) select "Basic and High Contrast Theme" Windows 7 Basic and then select your Desktop Background.

    If you choose to go with Windows 7 Basic you will have to uncheck the box "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" by going to Control Panel, System, Advanced System Settings, Advanced tab, Performance box "Settings...".

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-01-20T12:35:35+00:00

    Use Iconoid:

     http://www.sillysot.com/      (make sure you get the latest version)

    It enables you to change icon and desktop parameters really easily

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-01-19T02:19:44+00:00

    I should have thought of that thanks for the idea it worked great.

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