Changing The Colors On Your Windows Desktop - Gateway Desktops User Manual

CHAPTER 8: Customizing Your Computer

Changing the colors on your Windows desktop

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You can change the colors of Windows desktop items, such as the background
color and dialog box title bars.
To change desktop colors:
Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
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your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.
Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box
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opens.
Click the Appearance tab.
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Click the arrow button to open the Color scheme list, click the color
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scheme you want, then click OK. The new colors appear on your desktop.
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If you want to create a new color scheme as part of a desktop theme, see
the following procedure.
To create a new color scheme as part of a desktop theme:
Click Advanced. The Advanced Appearance dialog box opens.
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Click the arrow button to open the Item list, then click the item you want
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to change.
Change the color or font settings for the item.
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Click OK, then click the Themes tab.
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Click Save As, type a name for the new theme, then click OK twice. The
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new colors appear on your desktop.
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