How to: Change the Color of the Background or Text in Help

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You can customize the background or text colors that are used in Help to more easily read Help content.

Note

If you change the appearance of the Help topics in the Help window, then the change also affects the appearance when you view a webpage in Internet Explorer.

To change the color of the background or text in Help

  1. Open the Help window.

  2. Choose Options, and then choose Internet Options.

  3. On the General tab, choose Accessibility. Select Ignore colors specified on webpages. You can also choose to use the settings specified in your own style sheet.

  4. To customize the colors used in Help, on the General tab, choose Colors. Clear the Use Windows Colors check box, and then select the font and background colors that you want to use.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Change the Font in Help
How to: Change the Appearance of a Help Topic