Changing colours in Internet Explorer

1. Click on the ' Explorer ' menu with the mouse and then then click on ' Preferences ' or press ' Apple ' + ' ; ' . (see Fig 1, below)

Fig 1

1. If you cannot see a list of bulleted options under ' Web Browser' click the arrow next to ' Web Browser' to expand the options list as shown in Fig 2 or highlight ' Web Browser' using the up arrow and then press ' Apple + ' Right arrow ' key to expand the options.
2. Click the ' Web Content ' section with the mouse or press the down arrow until it is highlighted. (see Fig 2, below).

Fig 2

1. Next click the button next to Text: as highlighted in Fig 2 above to bring up the Mac OS colour picker (no keyboard shortcut) as shown in Fig 3 below.

Fig 3

1. Click the bar on the right of the colour picker to change the brightness level of the colour or press ' Tab ' until the slider on the bar is highlighted and use the up and down arrows to change the brightness.
2. Click on the colour circle to choose a colour - you can also slide around the colours by clicking and holding the mouse down or press ' Tab ' to highlight the spot on the colour circle and press the cursor keys to move around the colour circle.
3. When you are happy with your colour choice click the ' OK ' button or press ' Enter ' to return to the 'Internet Explorer Preferences ' window.
4. Repeat the steps 4 - 7 for the ' Background: ' , ' Read Links: ' and ' Unread Links: ' if you want to change those colours .
5. When you have changed all the colours you want to, uncheck the checkbox next to ' Page specify colors ' as shown in Fig 4 below so the web page will use your colours (no keyboard shortcut).

Fig 4

1. Click the ' OK ' button or press ' Enter ' on your keyboard to return to Internet Explorer.

Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help.