how to make text appear darker on the screen?

Anonymous
2013-05-15T05:00:08+00:00

The text on the screen looks grey.  Would like the words to look darker & show up more distinctly against the white background.

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Anonymous
2013-05-15T19:20:52+00:00

Hi,

From your issue description I understand that you want to  personalize the display settings so that text should appear darker on the screen.

What is the make and model of your monitor and computer?

We cannot change the Desktop font color. They are dynamic and will show white on dark backgrounds and change to white with a black shadow effect on a light background.

I would suggest you to refer to the below suggestions and check it it helps.

Method 1:

a. Press Windows key +W(It will popup Windows 8 setting charm), **** type Calibrate display color, click in the search box and hit Enter.

b.      In Display Color Calibration, click Next to continue.

c.       Follow the onscreen instructions and check if it improves the display of your monitor.

Method 2: I would suggest you to refer to the Monitor's user manual and adjust brightness, contrast to different values. 

Also refer to this link:

Get the best display on your monitor

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/get-best-display-monitor

Hope the above information is useful.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-06-12T03:53:43+00:00

    Sorry Robert, but I didn't find a reply to my question.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-02T13:06:56+00:00

    Text is too faint.  The windows key+W drop down menu does not provide a search box.  There is no way to Calibrate display color.  The instruction does not apply.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-07-02T13:44:21+00:00

    Text is too faint.  The windows key+W drop down menu does not provide a search box.  There is no way to Calibrate display color.  The instruction does not apply.

    forgive languagebut why is it so damned difficult to get clear  answer to clear question - “how do I get text darker in windows 10?”.  If it is not possible, Microsoft, then say so and we can move on.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-07-03T03:29:43+00:00

    In looking at the other people's replies, I essentially agree with them.  Microsoft in Windows 10 has goofed up and won't admit it.  Right now I'm looking at the tabs.  The ones that are not active have a dark grey background and the names are in black.  Does that make sense?  That's just another example of what we victims have to put up with.  Microsoft won't address the issue.

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