How can I darken the print on my screen?

Anonymous
2010-01-26T17:11:15+00:00

Hi,

I run Win 7 64bit on a computer with performance rating of 7.3.

The print which appears on my screen (a top spec Sony Monitor) is coloured light grey, and difficult to read, especially against the bright screen background. 

Will you please tell me how to get the print to be fully black.

I have tried the high contrast themes, but occassionally, when entering data the yellow lettering disappears into the background, and I cannot tell what i am doing.

Many thanks

Roy Mayo.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-01-27T16:30:01+00:00

    Hi

    Try these steps and check if that helps.

    1. Select Personalize when right-clicking the Desktop, and click on Windows color in the window that pops up.
    2. Select advanced appearance settings, and in the drop-down box, choose Window and select your color (a nice blue color I like is the Hex color #a9dbf6).
    3. Note that this only works with the Basic theme and not work if you use Aero.

    Reference link:-

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproui/thread/1d1ea13b-0fdf-4818-8631-b2942918f0d9

    I would also suggest you to check the printer settings.

    Hope it helps

    Thanks and regards

    Dinesh-Microsoft Support

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-01-29T15:34:30+00:00

    Kumar Dinesh, thank you for your response.

    I can follow everything you say, but, excuse ignorance -how do I create "hex color #a9dbf6".

    (I remember reading a joke somewhere which goes - There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who undeerstand hex numbers, and those who dont).

    Roy Mayo.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-12-13T18:50:51+00:00

    Hi Kumar Dinesh thanks for that you helped us but can we make it with the my themes or aero themes ? i dont like the basic and high contrast Themes i hate them :S :@ can you help me ? Please! Thank You

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-10T14:53:45+00:00

    How do I darken print on my desktop?

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-02-16T12:54:30+00:00

    Hello,

    Due to the age of this issue, it would be best to create a new thread for this in the following forum:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/desktop

    Doing so will avoid any confusion between your issue and that of the original poster.

    Best regards,

    Matthew_Ha

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