Enable High Contrast in Windows 8

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Video: Enable High Contrast in Windows 8

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   The first thing that we need to do is move the mouse cursor to the upper-right corner of the screen

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   We will open the charms bar.

   

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   Once the charms bar is opened, we need to click "Settings"

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   Then, we click "Change PC settings"

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   We wait for the settings to load.

   

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   Once settings are loaded, we need to click "Ease of Access"

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   From "Ease of Access", we need to click "High contrast"

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   In this case, we haven't selected a "High contrast" theme; so, in "Choose a theme", "None" is shown.

   

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   We click the drop-down "Choose a theme" list

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   We can click "High Contrast #1"

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   We can click "High Contrast #2"

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   We can click "High Contrast Black"

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    We can click "High Contrast White"

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    Let's go ahead and click "High Contrast #1" and then "Apply"

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    We wait for the theme to be applied. This might take several seconds. When the theme is applied, the high contrast profile will be set.

    

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    We go back to the Windows desktop

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    It will have a high contrast.

    

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