How to Enable Transparencies in Vista
- 1). Right click on the desktop and select "Personalize." You can also get to this menu by clicking "Start," "Control Panel" and then "Personalization."
- 2). Click "Window Color and Appearance."
- 3). Check the box next to "Enable Transparency."
- 4). Adjust the slider called "Color intensity" to alter the level of transparency vs. color. If the color intensity is set too high, you may not be able to notice that transparency is turned on.
- 5). Click "OK."
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