How to Change Fonts and Colors of Desktop Items
ID: Q140752
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows 95
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Microsoft Windows 98
SUMMARY
This article describes how to change the fonts and colors for desktop
items.
MORE INFORMATION
To change the fonts or colors for desktop items, follow these steps:
- Use the right mouse button to click an empty area on the desktop,
and then click Properties on the menu that appears.
- Click the Appearance tab.
- In the Item box, click any of the following items:
- Active Title Bar
- Icon
- Inactive Title Bar
- Menu
- Message Box
- Palette Title
- Selected Items
- ToolTip
- Window
- In the Font box, click the font you want to use for the item.
- In the Size box, click the size you want to use for the item.
- In the Color box, click the color you want to use for the item.
NOTE: You cannot choose a color for the Icon and Palette Title items.
- To apply a bold font for an item, click that item in the Item box
and then click the "B" button. To italicize the font for an item,
click the "I" button.
NOTE: If you click Window in the Item box and then modify the font color
for that item, the Automatic font color that is available in many programs
is also modified. Any documents that use the Automatic font color are
affected if this setting is changed. Many programs, including WordPad and
Microsoft Word for Windows, use Automatic as the default font color. Any
new documents created in these programs will use the new font color that
you selected for the Window item.
To use a different default font color in programs that normally use
Automatic as the default font color, you may be able to create a template
that uses the font color you want as the default font color, and then use
that template instead of the default template. For information about how
to do so, consult the documentation included with the program, or contact
the program manufacturer.
As you modify items, note their appearance in the window. Note that you
must use the same font and size for the Active Title Bar and Inactive
Title Bar items, and that bold or italic selections for either item are
applied to both items. If you choose a desktop theme after changing fonts
or colors, the fonts and colors for that desktop theme are used instead
of your selections.
To change the color of items on the desktop, use the same procedure as
outlined above. You can change the color of any desktop item except the
following items:
- Caption Buttons
- Icon
- Icon Spacing (Horizontal)
- Icon Spacing (Vertical)
- Message Box
- Palette Title
- Scrollbar
You can change the size of the following items:
- Active Title Bar
- Active Window Border
- Caption Buttons
- Icon
- Icon Spacing (Horizontal)
- Icon Spacing (Vertical)
- Inactive Title Bar
- Inactive Window Border
- Menu
- Palette Title
- Scrollbar
- Selected Items
Keywords : kbdisplay kbenv win95 win98
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto
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