This will reduce the transparency and will also make borders darker and more visible. Apple Menu > System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Desktop, then browse through the picture folders and select the desired picture. Apple Menu > System Preferences > Accessibility > Display, then select Reduce Transparency.Ĭhange the desktop background picture that is less busy or fewer colors. Reducing the transparency changes the bright white transparent areas of the desktop and app windows to gray. Apple Menu > System Preferences > Dock, then select Magnification and move slider to the desired level of magnification. You can also adjust the length and size of the dock by changing the Size slider. When Dock Magnification is on, the cursor moves over the dock symbols, the symbol with the focus becomes larger. Many of these options can be selected by going to the Apple Menu (Apple symbol in the top left corner of the screen) > System Preferences > Accessibility then selecting the accessibility category: Display, Zoom, VoiceOver, Descriptions, Captions, Audio, Keyboard, Mouse and Trackpad, Switch Control and Dictation.
There are many accessibility options built-in to Apple Computers. For additional updated information, go to Low Vision Accessibility Settings for MacBooks (February 2019). (The information below is based on OS X El Capitan.
