# Help.  How do I change colors on SDMB display?

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**Created:** [May 6, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-i-change-colors-on-sdmb-display/402989 "2007-05-06T15:52:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-i-change-colors-on-sdmb-display/402989/21 "2007-05-16T03:26:01Z")

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How about posting a screen shot so we can see exactly what you’re looking at.

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**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-i-change-colors-on-sdmb-display/402989/22 "2007-05-16T03:31:50Z")

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Does your screen not look like this:  
[http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9536/screenww9.png](http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9536/screenww9.png)  
Maybe the issue is with your Windows Theme?

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**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-i-change-colors-on-sdmb-display/402989/23 "2007-05-16T04:34:08Z")

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Or perhaps your monitor itself? Do Word files have blue background or white?

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-do-i-change-colors-on-sdmb-display/402989/24 "2007-05-16T07:44:22Z")

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Yes, if other apps are affected, It could be the colour temperature setting of the monitor, or possibly some maladjusted colour matching settings in the display driver or something.

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