Setting the background colour of the drag and select box


  1. Posts : 12
    windows 7 home premium
       #1

    Setting the background colour of the drag and select box


    Hi.
    I'm on W7 home premium x64.

    If I open up windows explorer, left click then drag and select objects, the selection box is blue.
    If I do this on the desktop, the selection box is clear with a white border. But this was blue too up until recently. It changed overnight and I do not know how.

    Does anyone know how to set the selection box background colour for the desktop?
    thanks
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  2. Posts : 12,120
    Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
       #2

    Can you post some screenshots of what you are getting that way we can all understand what it is.
    Use these tutorials for posting screenshots.
    Screenshot with Paint
    How to Use the Snipping Tool in Vista - Vista Forums
    Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums

    Jerry
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  3. Posts : 12,120
    Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
       #3

    I think I know what you need use this tutorial Visual Effects Settings - Change to get to the Performance Options and make sure there is a checkmark by Show translucent section rectangle that should give you the blue box again.

    Jerry
    Setting the background colour of the drag and select box-performance-options.png
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  4. Posts : 12
    windows 7 home premium
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks very much for that.
    I already had that ticked - but being as this is windows - I unticked it which made no difference, and then ticked it again which brought the selection box back to life.

    This is very useful for me because I quite often get artifacts left over from apps and a quick and easy way to get rid of them from the screen is the blue selection box.
    thanks a million
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  5. Posts : 12,120
    Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
       #5

    You're Welcome
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