Changing Magnifier to High Contrast

Magnifier is a display utility that makes the computer screen more readable by people who have low vision by creating a separate window that displays a magnified portion of the screen. Magnifier provides a minimum level of functionality for people who have slight visual impairments. This tutorial tells you how to turn on the high-contrast color mode for Magnifier.

StepMouse actionsKeyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Point to Programs.
Point to Accessories.
Point to Accessibility.
Select Magnifier.

Note: A message box with a link to more information about Magnifier may appear. To close the box, select OK.

Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key).

Move to Programs by pressing P.
Move to Accessories by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key. Press ENTER.
Move to Accessibility, and then press ENTER.
Move to Magnifier, and then press ENTER.

Note: A message box with a link to more information about Magnifier may appear. To close the box, press ENTER.

In the Magnifier Settings dialog box, under Colors:

Select Use the High Contrast mode check box.

Note: To use Microsoft Magnifier but hide the Magnifier Settings dialog box, select the Minimize button.

In the Magnifier Settings dialog box, under Colors:

Select the Use High Contrast mode check box by pressing ALT+C.

Note: To use Microsoft Magnifier but hide the Magnifier Settings dialog box, press ALT+SPACEBAR, N.

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Changing Magnifier to High Contrast

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