Desktop and Internet Tools


**Zoomtext Users - please check the menu under the color box and make sure the setting is 'normal' in order to play with the tools.

How to change the Desktop background color:

For Vista users:

  • Make sure all programs are minimized and/or closed.
  • Move the cursor to empty space (do not touch the icons).
  • Right click on the mouse, you will see a brief drop-down menu.
  • Find 'Personalize' and click it.
  • You need to find 'Desktop Background' and click it.
  • You will see the 'location' and look through the menu to find 'Solid Colors' then click it.
  • Move the cursor to the color map and select the color you prefer for the Desktop.
  • Click 'OK'.

    For XP users:

  • Make sure all programs are minimized and/or closed.
  • Move the cursor to empty space (do not touch the icons).
  • Right click on the mouse, you will see a brief drop-down menu.
  • Find 'Properties' (bottom of list) and click it.
  • You will see 'Appearances' tab and click it.
  • Find Windows and Buttons drop-down menu and change from Windows XP to Windows Classic.
  • Under this drop-down menu, find 'Color Scheme', look for 'High Contrast Black' (it helps to view better with graphics and pictures) and click it.

    DO NOT CLICK 'OK' just yet.

  • Then you see 'Advanced' and click it.
  • You see 'Item' -- go through the menu and find 'Desktop' and you see the color box, you hit that box and select the color you wanted for your Desktop.
  • Click 'APPLY'; small display on page will change how that screen will look like, if satisfied, then click 'OK'.

    How to change Internet text and background colors:

    For Internet Explorer users:

  • Launch it.
  • Look for 'Tools' tab on the top right corner and click it,
  • Then look all the way down to 'Internet Options' and click it.
  • Then look for 'Colors' on the bottom left corner of the popup and click it.
  • You will see colors on the list to change to your likings.
  • After you picked out the colors for text, background, visted, unvisted and hover areas.
  • Make sure you do not mark 'Use Windows Colors'.
  • Then hit 'OK'.
  • After that, then hit 'OK'.

    For Firefox users:

  • Launch it.
  • Look for 'Tools' tab on the top (little bit to the left from center) and click it.
  • You will need to look for 'Options' and click it.
  • When you see 'Centers', you are in the right place.
  • Look for 'Fonts and Colors'.
  • You see a button that says 'Colors' and click it.
  • Adjust the colors of your choice in text, background, visited and unvisted areas.
  • After that, click 'OK'.
  • Then click 'OK' again.

    How to change Adobe Reader text and background colors (to create/view PDF files):

  • Launch it.
  • Look for 'Edit' tab and click it.
  • Look all the way down the menu and find 'Preferences' and click it.
  • You will see 2 sections of the popup.
  • Look at the first column under 'Categories' and click on 'Accessiblity' then look at the second column.
  • You will see 'Document Colors Options'.
  • Only mark the area where it should be:
  • 'Replace Document Colors'
  • 'Custom Colors'.
  • Then see the color boxes for background and text.
  • Change the colors of your choice.
  • Click 'OK'.

    How to adjust the text size:

    For IE and Firefox users:

    You can increase or decrease the text size by simply holding down 'ctrl' key on your keyboard and press + (plus) to increase it or - (minus) to decrease it. Both + (plus) and - (minus) keys are found on the number pad.

    Another way to do something different, if you have the mouse with the wheel, you can do by holding down the 'ctrl' key and roll the wheel on the mouse.

    Please note that you can use the key 'ctrl' and mouse wheel at the same time, ZT will work just fine!


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