Mac Tip: Turn Your Screen Negative

The reason I know about this pretty cool feature is my cat. He accidentally jumped on my keyboard one day and activated this command, so I had to spend ages looking for what it was. But now I know it’s actually pretty awesome. And it’s extremely simple to do.

The one command you need for this is CTRL + COMMAND + ALT + 8. This will give your screen the above effect. To turn it back to normal, just repeat the same key combination.

A part from looking completely awesome, I find text is much easier to read using this setting. Not that you would want your screen like that all the time, but I reckon it puts less strain on the eyes than the colour scheme of a normal screen. The setting is included in OS X as an accessibility feature for people with certain vision conditions.

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Henry Taylor-Gill

Henry is a student who is a huge Apple fan, and has used their products since day one. He can remember how happy he was when he received the first iPod back in 2001 as a birthday present. He has an international background, having spent most of his life in France but he now lives in the UK. He is also a native French speaker and can also speak Spanish at a decent level. In addition to tech, Henry is an avid sports fan and has his own sports blog.