- Windows Phone 7.8
- Windows Phone tips + tricks
- Windows Live ID
- Recommended settings in phone setup
- Phone
- Start from the beginning
- Get connected
- Syncing
- Account setup
- Ringtones, sounds, and volume
- Add or create ringtones
- Gestures: flick, pan, and stretch
- The three buttons: Back, Start, and Search
- Change accent color or background theme
Change accent color or background theme
Your Windows Phone comes with at least 20 colors that you can use as your accent color, from primary standards like Red, Cobalt (Blue), and Yellow to more intriguing shades like Emerald, Magenta, and Steel.
The color you choose shows up in various places around your phone, like the Tiles on Start, in your App list, on web links, in Messaging, even in Excel Mobile. You can also choose between black and white for your phone's background.
To change the accent color
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On Start, flick left to the App list, then tap Settings
.
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Tap Theme.
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Tap the Accent color list.
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Tap the color you want to use, then wait a few seconds, or press the Back
button. You'll see the new theme color in the highlight sentence.
To change your background theme
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On Start, flick left to the App list, then tap Settings
.
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Tap Theme.
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Tap the Background list.
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Choose one of the following:
- To make your background black, tap Dark.
- To make your background white, tap Light.
Tip
For some phones, the dark background uses less battery power than the light background.
