How to Change the Background Color in Emacs

The eMac, an Apple product, shaped like an egg, is a desktop computer. The background screen color, underlying the icons on the desktop, is customizable. This is quite useful. For example, if you prefer great contrast, selecting black as the background hue displayed on the monitor, or white, maximizes this. For photo editing, a neutral gray stays out of the way. For a bit of color, kelp or lavender, more vibrant hues, are available. These are supplemental to background patterns or photo choices. Somewhat confusingly, Apple names what's displayed on your screen monitor the "desktop."

Instructions

1. Click the Apple icon on your eMac. It's on the upper left.

2. Click on "System Preferences."

3. Click on "Desktop & Screen Saver." It's in the first row, labeled "Personal."

4. Click on "Solid Colors" in the left sidebar. The icon is a color wheel, in distinction to the array of folders above it.

5. Choose a color from the swatches shown in the window right of the sidebar. Click on the color choice. The desktop will change color.

6. Click the window's red dot. It's found in the upper left corner. This closes the "System Preferences" window. Changes are automatically saved.

References

• Apple Support: eMac
• Apple: Mac 101: Change Your Desktop