Apple has a dedicated team of designers to conduct extensive research in order to maximize the user experience of Mac computers. For that reason, they have made customizing the design of OS X very difficult. Read more to learn about how to change the Mac OS X theme.
There are minimal built-in options for customizing your Mac. You have the option of choosing whether you want the overall look of buttons, menus, and windows to be Blue or Graphite. You can also change the highlight color between a number of colors. Change your color options by going to System Preferences > General. The most common customization is changing the desktop background. You can go a step further and customize your screensaver by going to Desktop > Screensaver. You can change the size and position of your dock, as well as add and remove programs. The programs magnify when you scroll over them–you can control the amount of magnification and toggle the feature on and off; all these options can be controlled by going to Dock. If you want to choose what items appear in your sidebar and create colored labels for you folders, go to Finder > Preferences.
If you are interested in further customizing your Mac, you can search online for user-created workarounds, but be warned that you risk doing damage to your system if the customizations are not from reliable sources. Make sure you back up everything before attempting anything you find on the Internet. If you find that attempts at customization workarounds have caused problems with your system, you may want to contact at a computer repair professional to fix your computer. With the help of TalkLocal, you can receive phones calls within minutes from up to three high quality computer repair professionals in your area. Just go to the website and tell them your problem, location, and availability.
