How to Invert Colors on a Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to invert your Mac's display colors.

Steps

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    Open the Apple menu
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    .     Click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
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    Click System Preferences…. It's in the drop-down menu. The System Preferences window will open.
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    Click Accessibility. This is in the System Preferences window.
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    Click the Display tab. You'll find it in the pane on the left side of the window.
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    Check the "Invert Colors" box. It's at the top of the window. You should see your Mac's display colors invert at this point.
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    If you are running OS Mountain Lion, you can use the keyboard shortcut. If you want to enable or disable color inversion without opening the Accessibility menu, you can press Control+⌥ Option+⌘ Command+8 to do so. In OS High Sierra, you can enable this keyboard shortcut in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts. [1]
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    I converted a photo to a negative on my MacBook but it still prints positive - I am trying to print a negative on a transparency - help!
    Fancyghost
    Fancyghost
    Community Answer
    You'd need to use a different tool for this, as this article is only about changing what's shown on your screen.
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Warnings

  • It's best not to do this on a public computer. Other people may not know how to change it back.
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204434

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Article SummaryX

1. Click the Apple menu logo.
2. Click System Preferences... in the drop-down menu.
3. Click Accessibility in the window.
4. Click the Display tab on the left side.
5. Click the "Invert colors" checkbox.

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