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northoftheborder

(7,608 posts) Tue Aug 12, 2014, 08:23 PM Aug 2014

Why did all he colors on my MacBook change?

What used to be red is suddenly blue, previous yellow is turquoise, blue is now brown, etc.. in both lettering and pictures. Is it my computer, a virus, anyone know?

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Why did all he colors on my MacBook change? (Original Post) northoftheborder Aug 2014 OP

Go to System Preferences, Accessibility, Display... onehandle Aug 2014 #1

finally found Color Sync Utility, but it does not open. cannot find "inverse colors" anywhere northoftheborder Aug 2014 #2

More detailed instructions... onehandle Aug 2014 #3

Mac OS X, 10.6.9 northoftheborder Aug 2014 #6

the she colors wanted to redecorate? ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2014 #4

heh, heh (typo on my part) northoftheborder Aug 2014 #5

My fave is how ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2014 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Aug 2014 #8

thanks for the suggestions, but I just turned my computer completely off, and when back on.... northoftheborder Aug 2014 #9

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. Go to System Preferences, Accessibility, Display...

Reply to northoftheborder (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 09:19 PM

Aug 2014

...and make sure 'Invert colors' is not checked.

northoftheborder

(7,608 posts)

2. finally found Color Sync Utility, but it does not open. cannot find "inverse colors" anywhere

Reply to onehandle (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 08:51 AM

Aug 2014

Thanks for suggestion anyway.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

3. More detailed instructions...

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 09:44 AM

Aug 2014

Go to the Apple symbol in the upper left corner.

Pull down menu.

Open 'System Preferences...'

Then click on 'Accessibility'

Then on 'Display' within 'Accessibility'

Make sure 'Invert colors' is not checked.

What system version are you on?
Still sounds like you somehow triggered 'invert colors.' This is for people with visual problems.

northoftheborder

(7,608 posts)

6. Mac OS X, 10.6.9

Reply to onehandle (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 03:27 PM

Aug 2014

OK I go to System Preferences, Do not have option of Accessibility. Display is within Hardware.
When I open that, it has display screen proportion, or the color choice, which does not have "invert Colors" option at all.

Guess I'll have to make a trip to the Apple Store. Can't understand how I could have accidentally changed the color inverse, if it isn't even given as an option. This is an old MacBook, maybe I need to have a reason to buy a new one. I really need the colors corrected, as I can't print out anything in color correctly.