Changing the Display Color for Explanations in Certain Dialog Boxes

Dialog boxes and windows often give explanations of the content that you can enter, or display other information. Some of this text displays in the color you have assigned to the Windows Desktop. If you use a light color or a light gray for your Desktop color, you may not be able to see the explanations against Horizon’s gray background.

Here are examples of a dialog box and a list window showing text that displays in the Desktop color:

The Windows Desktop color setting applies only to your workstation and remains until you change it.

To change the display color for explanations in certain dialog boxes

1 At your Windows desktop, choose Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2 Double-click Display to display the Display Properties window.
3 Click the Appearance tab.

Windows displays the Appearance tab in the Display Properties dialog box:

4 In the Item field, choose Desktop from the drop-down menu.
5 Choose a color from the Color pop‑up menu to contrast with the background colors in the Horizon dialog boxes.
6 Click OK.

Windows changes the color of all items controlled by the Desktop color to the color you chose.

7 Close the Control Panel.

 


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