Windows Colour Scheme

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Introduction
Windows offers several high contrast colour schemes which may be useful for users with vision
impairments or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

Changing the colour scheme

1. Right click anywhere on your desk top

and select Properties from the menu.
Select the Appearance tab.

2. Select one of the High Contrast

options from the ‘Color Scheme’
drop-down menu (see figure 1).

3. Click Apply then OK.

4. Figure 2 shows a colour scheme as

amended to ‘High Contrast #1’.

Figure 1 – Color Scheme Options

Figure 2 – Color Scheme Amended to High

Contrast #1