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
    2018-08-07T19:18:55+00:00

    NOTE, FOLKS.    AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WEB  PAGE IT SAYS---'THIS SITE IS UNATTENDED.'   IN OTHER WORDS, MICROSOFT IS PAYING NO ATTENTION , BUT REGARDS THIS SITE AS A PLACE WHERE THEIR CUSTOMERS CAN WHINE AWAY.  THEY DO NOT CARE.  IN  OTHER COMMUNIY SITES, THE SOFTWARE PROVIDER WILL JUMP IN AND OFFER HELP.           BUT NOT MICROSOFT.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-08T00:19:50+00:00

    Exactly my point! I think they don't know how to fix it or just don't want to bother with it. So they just ignore it. I think we have been handling this from the wrong angle. Maybe we should go to the Mountain. As for me, I am going to start emailing Microsoft directly. Maybe if we all did that they will have to sit back and listen.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-10T15:06:04+00:00

    lets try this

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-08-10T15:22:44+00:00

    lets try this

    Yes, those three words look fine to these old eyes...but look anywhere else and see the grayness like the letters I am now typing,about a 10 font and light.  No way to darken and switch to 12 or 14 font size?  I am still asking - on behalf of us handicapped, weak eyed people.

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