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Adjust the Opacity of Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets

Posted By Brent Trahan On May 3, 2007 @ 3:15 pm In All, Sidebar Gadgets, Vista, Windows | No Comments

Introduction

This guide shows you how to adjust the opacity of sidebar gadgets in Windows Vista. Adjust the opacity of gadgets lower than 100% makes them see through. The lower the percent the more see through they are.

Below are screen shots of a gadget with 100% opacity (left) and each screen shot after has the opacity reduced by 20%.

1gadget_opacity_100.PNG [1] 2gadget_opacity_80.PNG [2] 3gadget_opacity_60.PNG [3] 4gadget_opacity_40.PNG [4] 5gadget_opacity_20.PNG [5]

Adjust Gadget Opacity

  1. Right-click a gadget.
  2. Point at Opacity.
  3. Select the amount of opacity.

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