Technical Tutorials

iPad Tutorial Of The Day – White on Black – 06/14/10

2010-09-18 / Comments Off

Some people find the contrast and colors too difficult to see clearly on the default settings of the iPad. It is possible to change them and to make the existing white background screen black and the default black text to white. This changes everything on your iPad so some apps almost appear in a ‘negative format’. This tutorial will demonstrate how easy it is to change the settings and also to compare the difference between the two.

Settings

Firstly you need to select Settings from the main menu.

General

Then select Accessibility. In the top right column you will see the third option down displaying ‘White on Black’ – move the slider to the On position.

In the top right column you will see the third option down displaying ‘White on Black’ – move the slider to the On position. The background will turn black and the text will change to white.

Default Screen

This is how the BBC News site looks without the White on Black selection on.

White on Black

This is how it looks when you have selected White on Black.

With Default Colors

White On Black

If you want to change the settings back again, just move the slider on the White On Black Setting to Off.

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