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Access System Preferences
1. Open the Apple menu by clicking the Apple icon in the
upper-left corner of the screen.
2. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu to reveal
the System Preferences screen, as shown in Figure 1-1.
You can also open System Preferences from the Dock.
3. Click a preference icon to open a group of settings.
To return to the main System Preferences window, click the Show
All button at the top of any individual settings screen.
Modify the Desktop Appearance
1. Open System Preferences and then click the Appearance
icon.
2. Click the Appearance menu and then choose a color
scheme for the overall appearance of the interface (see
Figure 1-2).
3. Click the Highlight Color menu and choose a highlight
color for selected text.
4. Use the Place Scroll Arrows radio buttons to choose
whether you want scroll arrows right next to each other
or placed at the top and bottom of scroll bars.
5. Select other scroll bar options as desired.
If you find that your computer freezes momentarily or responds
slowly when scrolling through documents, deselect the Use Smooth
Scrolling option.
Figure 1-1: Start with the System Preferences window to change OS X settings.
Figure 1-2: Change the color and other appearance settings.
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