Fine tune display effects

You can change the visual appearance of windows, the Start menu, and the taskbar, and you can fine tune effects such as how the edges of screen fonts are smoothed, show shadows under menus and the contents of windows while dragging.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

To open the Ease of Access Center, select:

Start.
Control Panel.
Ease of Access.
Ease of Access Center.

To open the Ease of Access Center, press:

Windows logo key +U.

Under Explore all settings:

Select Make the computer easier to see.

Under Explore all settings, select:

Make the computer easier to see by pressing TAB, then ENTER.

Under Make things on the screen easier to see, select:

Fine tune display effects.

Under Make things on the screen easier to see, select:

Fine tune display effects, by pressing ALT+C.

In Appearance Settings, select:

Effects button.

In Appearance Settings, select:

Effects button by pressing ALT+E.

In Effects, select the options you want:

ClearType to smooth edges of screen fonts.
Show shadows under menus.
Show window contents while dragging.
Select OK.

In Effects, select the options you want:

ClearType to smooth edges of screen fonts by pressing ALT+S, and the arrow keys.
Show shadows under menus by pressing ALT+A.
Show window contents while dragging by pressing ALT+W.
OK by pressing TAB, then ENTER.