Pastel print

[chadaway]

How do you make the print on the screen darker everywhere in Windows 7? I can hardly read the writing.
Is there a setting that I missed out on? XP used bold black on the screen for writing, but I can hardly see the print in Windows 7.

 

[thingy]

chadaway

I find the same - writing is pale

Have you tried - Control Panel\Display - Adjust ClearType Text?

It made a marginal difference for me

 

[Britton30]

Howdy y'all! Right click an empty place on your Desktop, Personalization, Window Color, and finally Advanced appearance settings. In the drop-down menu (see snip) you will find settings for font color on most but not all items. By default it is black but maybe has been changed somehow.

 

[chadaway]

Britton 30,

I'm a newbie on this site and on Windows 7 so pleez be patient. I tried to do what you suggested. I went to Desktop -> Personalize -> Window Color (A popup for Window Color and Appearance came up with Item Desktop with Color 1 already selected. This was black. The option was only to click OK so I did but that was what it was set to before I did anything. The font color is not an option.) Now what?
I have Windows 7 Home Premium.
.

 

[Bongo]

Welcome to the Seven Forums
You could try Windows Classic theme and see if it helps.
Right click on desktop go to Personalize scroll down to it.

Jerry

 

[Bongo]

If you are using the default aero theme I changed it to 99% Black Bold 11pt text & named it AeroBold in a zip at the bottom.

& will show up in Personalization

&
You will need to do 1 of these 2 ways of Enabling custom themes for it to work.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/34579-enabling-custom-themes-windows-7-a.html
Or
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/28377-theme-how-apply-custom-themes.html?filter
Put both (1AeroBoldFolder & 1 AeroBold.theme file)

In
C/Windows/Resources/Themes

Click Continue

Click Yes

Jerry

 

[Britton30]

Maybe this is clearer....