Then select Save and apply.Īfter selecting a theme, select one of the colored rectangles under the Choose a theme dropdown menu. To save any color changes you have made to the theme, select Save as and type a name for your custom theme. Select a new color by clicking on the color picker palette, adjust the selected color’s brightness using the slider under the palette, and select Done.

For example, the alignment of the currently selected paragraph in Word is indicated with this color on the tool ribbon.īutton Text: text on any buttons that contain text.īackground: the background of nearly all text you see in Windows or on a web page, for example. Selected Text: any selected menu item or option. Hyperlinks: all hyperlinks you see in Windows or on a web page, for example.ĭisabled Text: text that would normally be grayed out, for example, when you cannot select a specific option or button. Text: nearly all text you see in Windows or on a web page, for example. You can modify the color of the following screen elements: For example, if you have some form of color blindness, you can swap out the affected colors.Īfter selecting a theme, select the Edit button under the Contrast themes drop-down menu. If none of the default themes work perfectly for you, you can further customize the colors of various screen elements. Tip: Press the left Alt key + left Shift key + Print screen (Print Scrn on some keyboards) to quickly turn high contrast mode on or off.