Windows 7 change icon font color

Click the "Font: " box. It's just below the "Items:" box. You'll see a drop-down menu with different font names appear. The way the fonts are displayed shows you how their text will appear. Select a font. Doing so will apply it to your selected item e. If you don't like your selected font, try a different one. You can also change the font's formatting e. To bold or italicize your font, click B or I respectively. They're right of the font name and size.

Change the fonts of different items. While changing the font of every possible item won't make all of your Windows 7 computer's text match, it will apply to most of the menus and items with which you most often interact. Click Apply , then click OK. These buttons are both at the bottom of the window. Doing so will apply and save your changes. You may need to restart your computer in order for these changes to take place. Method 2. Click Display. You'll see this link under the "See also" heading in the bottom-left area of the Personalize window.

You should see on this page the following options: [2] X Research source Smaller - The default text size. Medium - percent of the default text size. Larger - percent of the default text size. Click the circle to the left of a text size.

This will select it as your new text size. Click Apply. It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so will prompt a pop-up window telling you to log off. Click Log off now. This will log you out of your computer; in some cases, it may also restart your computer. Once you log back in, your text will be the specified size. If you have work open, click Log off later and save your work.

You can then restart your computer by opening the Start menu, clicking the arrow right of Shut down , and clicking Restart. Subhodeep Roy. Yes No. Not Helpful 3 Helpful 8. You can download fonts and open them by double clicking on them and pressing install. Not Helpful 8 Helpful 9. Also keep in mind the bold variant of the font can be selected, which does make it a little easier to read. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. King Jeremy. I have spent an hour googling with no answer.

I have tried other forums with no luck. It might be kind of hard to see but its the best I know how to do. Please help. Click here it's easy and free. Welcome, Guest. Please login or register. Did you miss your activation email? Forum only search News:. Home Help Login Register. Pages: [ 1 ] Go Down. Author Topic: How to change color of fonts on desktop icons in Windows 7? Read times. My current desktop background is a photo of my grey cat with a lot of grey in the background. My desktop icon fonts are white which makes them hard to see.

How do I make these fonts black?