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I've changed the font color for some text. When I look at Format > Character > Font Effects, I see the changed font color.
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The Accessibility option is probably set to display the font in one particular color on your screen. To change this,
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But still on screen the font looks black.
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Choose Tools > Options, then click OpenOffice.org > Accessibility.  
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#Choose '''Tools > Options'''
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Ensure that 'Use automatic font color for screen display' is not selected.
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#In the Accessibility window, click ''OpenOffice.org''
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#Click ''Accessibility''.  
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#Click on the checkbox to '''remove''' the checkmark beside ''Use automatic font color for screen display''
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#Save the document and re-open it.
  
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The chosen font color should now appear.
 
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I change the font color, but it still looks black. Why?



The Accessibility option is probably set to display the font in one particular color on your screen. To change this,

  1. Choose Tools > Options
  2. In the Accessibility window, click OpenOffice.org
  3. Click Accessibility.
  4. Click on the checkbox to remove the checkmark beside Use automatic font color for screen display
  5. Save the document and re-open it.

The chosen font color should now appear.

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