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How to invert the screen colours in OSX 10.10 Yosemite

How to invert the screen colours in OSX 10.10 Yosemite

Short guide

  1. Click the Apple icon  in the top-left corner of the screen, then select System Preferences.
  2. In the System Preferences window, click the Accessibility icon.
  3. Select Display in the left-hand column.
  4. Tick the checkbox next to Invert colors

Before and after

Inverting colours in OSX 10.10 before and after

This section takes you through each step in inverting the colours used in OSX 10.10, with picture of the screens to help. 

Open System Preferences

1. Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of the screen, then select System Preferences.

Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner and select System Preferences

Open the Accessibility settings

2. In the System Preferences window, click on the Accessibility icon.

Click on the Accessibility icon

Select the Display accessibility settings

3. Click on Display in the left-hand column

Click Display in the left-hand column

Tick Invert colors

4. In the right-hand panel, tick the checkbox next to Invert colors. Click the red Close button in the top-left corner to close the window.

Tick the checkbox next to Invert colors

Note: If this does not work it could be because someone else manages your computer settings (an IT department or administrator). If this is the case, you will need to contact them to access these settings or for further help.

Created on: July-08-2021

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