Shaun McCance shaunm@gnome.org 2010 Increase or descrease the visual contrast of user interface elements. Adjust the contrast Shaun McCance

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To adjust the contrast on your monitor:

Click on the accessibility icon in the top panel.

Click on Universal Access Settings. The Universal Access window will open.

Select the Seeing tab. Under Display select the Contrast that best suits your needs from the list:

Low

Normal

High

Inverse/High

Once you have adjusted the setting in the Seeing tab to your preferred contrast, you can quickly turn the contrast ON and OFF by clicking on the accessibility icon in the top panel and then clicking on High Contrast.