Changing your background colour in Windows 7
1.Right-click on Windows Desktop
2.
Left-click ‘Personalize’
3.Left-click ‘Windows color’
4.Left-click on ‘Advanced appearance settings…’ *
5.Left-click ‘Window Text’
6.Change the background colour by clicking on Color
1 and ‘other…’ See below guide on Using the
Colour Picker
7.Change the font colour by clicking on Color and
‘other…’
8.
Left-click OK
9.
Left-click ‘Save changes’ *
10. Close the Change the visuals… window
Using the Colour Picker
When you click the ‘Other…’ button
the ‘Color’ window appears.
If none of the basic colors are
suitable you can choose a specific
colour as follows:
1. Left-click on the colour you
would like within the rainbow
coloured square
2. Left-click on the shade you
would like within the shaded
bar next to the rainbow
coloured square
3. Left-click the ‘Add to Custom Colors’ button
4. Left-click on the ‘Custom Color’ you have just created
5. Left-click on OK
* Note: These windows may or may not appear dependant on your settings. If
they do not appear just skip to the next step