new mac user , need help!

iconz113 · iconz113 #1 (**permalink**)

08-11-2008, 02:41 AM

Hi. ive used windows for 13 years and i just got my first mac 6 days ago and i love ,im never going back , im now pretty familar with the operating system however i cant figure out 1 thing if its even possible, i wanna change the color of the menu bar on the top of the screen, can i do that? if so how?thanks

Im talking about the bar on the top of ur desktop that has the mac apple on it and the clock and all that stuff (just incase its not called a menubar)

shfle · shfle #2 (**permalink**)

08-11-2008, 02:55 AM

You can't without 3rd party software. Don't know why you would want to but heres a link anyway (It's free)

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26081

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #3 (**permalink**)

08-11-2008, 06:56 AM

The only thing you can do natively is make the menu bar translucent. Control-click on the Desktop and select "Change Desktop Background". You'll see the "Translucent Menu Bar" option on the bottom of that pane.

Alexis · Alexis #4 (**permalink**)

08-11-2008, 11:24 AM

If you alter the desktop image so it has a coloured strip along the top, you can achieve the same effect.

Zeels90 · Zeels90 #5 (**permalink**)

08-11-2008, 11:30 AM

Yeah theres not a whole lot of customization as far as skins or colors that come with the mac. I'm the same way, I like changing and personalizing it but meh you get over it. But thats just me.

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Member Since: Aug 11, 2008 Posts: 1	08-11-2008, 02:41 AM Hi. ive used windows for 13 years and i just got my first mac 6 days ago and i love ,im never going back , im now pretty familar with the operating system however i cant figure out 1 thing if its even possible, i wanna change the color of the menu bar on the top of the screen, can i do that? if so how?thanks Im talking about the bar on the top of ur desktop that has the mac apple on it and the clock and all that stuff (just incase its not called a menubar) Last edited by iconz113; 08-11-2008 at 03:10 AM.
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shfle #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 23, 2007 Location: Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, UK Posts: 305	08-11-2008, 02:55 AM You can't without 3rd party software. Don't know why you would want to but heres a link anyway (It's free) http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26081
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Alexis #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2,255 Mac Specs: Al iMac 20" 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo	08-11-2008, 11:24 AM If you alter the desktop image so it has a coloured strip along the top, you can achieve the same effect.
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Zeels90 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 04, 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 17" 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo: 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3 (Antiglare)	08-11-2008, 11:30 AM Yeah theres not a whole lot of customization as far as skins or colors that come with the mac. I'm the same way, I like changing and personalizing it but meh you get over it. But thats just me.
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