Selecting the Scheme You Want to Use

Use schemes to change the appearance of many screen elements simultaneously. The screen elements in each scheme are colors, sizes, and formats.

Display Properties: Appearance tab, selecting a Scheme
Screen shot of the Display Properties dialog box, the Appearance tab is selected

Step	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the Start menu: Point to Settings. Click Control Panel.	Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key). Move to Settings by pressing S. Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2	In Control Panel: Double-click the Display icon.	If the focus is not on Control Panel, press TAB. Move to the Display icon by using the arrow keys. Press ENTER.
3	In the Display Properties dialog box: Click the Appearance tab.	In the Display Properties dialog box: Move to the Background tab by pressing SHIFT+TAB. Move to the Appearance tab by pressing the RIGHT ARROW key.
4	On the Appearance tab: Click the Scheme arrow to see a list of options. As you click an option, a preview of what that scheme would like like appears.	On the Appearance tab: Move to the Scheme list by pressing the TABkey. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to preview what a scheme will look like.
5	Select the scheme you want.	Select the scheme you want.
6	Click OK.	Press ENTER.