Change Font Color

[mammajill44]

I am not sure how to change the font colors on my new hp pavilion laptop. I want to personalize it but I don't know how. I have been trying and can not figure it out.

[Dragon-Fur · Accepted solution]

Hi MamaJill,

Welcome to the HP Forum.

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Editor Fonts

Font types and colors that you use and control are a result of the document editor you are using to create the document.

For example, if you are using Microsoft Office Word, then the Word program has controls in it to help you create pretty fonts of many different kinds and colors.   They are found under the Home tab (in Word 2010) and have various buttons and controls for the colors and types of fonts you want.  There is much more to it than that, of course.

Notepad does not have pretty fonts -- it is a simple text editor.

WordPad is a "free" Word-type program that is included with Windows.  WordPad contains font and color control to make pretty documents.  Although WordPad is not as fancy or feature packed as Microsoft Word, it is free and it does come installed with Windows. 

Windows key > type anywhere word > click on WordPad to start using the program

Using WordPad

How to Work with WordPad in Windows 7 and Windows 8

Email editors usually have some fonts and colors built in -- these are not usually as fancy as the controls that are built into the Microsoft Office programs, but they are usually sufficient for email users and can give your email a "kick" to make a statement.

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Browser Fonts

Browsers can be set up to use and display fonts in a certain way.  In some cases, it is best to "leave well-enough alone"; too much expermentation can leave one with webpages that do not display at all.  If the urge to change the defaults is stronger than the urge to caution, see the Browser's (Tools) > Options settings

More Reference:

Internet Explorer > Change the colors and fonts used for webpages

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System Fonts

Your new HP notebook has a set of fonts that it uses for the programs that are installed on the computer.

Windows key + P (Opens the Control Panel) > set icon view > Fonts

Although you can, if you really want to, install extra fonts from the Internet, it is recommended that you do NOT do so.  Fonts from the Internet can be full of bugs and dangers for the unwary.

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Reading:

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