People send us messages every day via Twitter and Facebook telling us how much they love using Fences to organize their desktop. One thing I have noticed when talking with people is some don’t realize how you can customize Fences with a variety of options available.
If you don’t already have Fences, grab the free download here: https://www.stardock.com/products/fences/
I would suggest upgrading to the Pro version as it has some valuable options like automatic sorting, fading effects, and more.
Customizing the Labels of Fences
As I said, Fences has a variety of options to tweak the look of the actual Fences on your desktop. When I find a new wallpaper or WindowBlinds skin I like, I will adjust my Fences to fit in with the overall look I am trying to achieve. Clicking the appearance button in the Fences configuration is where we will start.
The first way to customize Fences is choosing the layout of labels. The label is the name displayed on your Fence, and the screenshot below shows my Links fence. In the Fences configuration you can choose not to display the label, have it always displayed, or only display on mouseover.
Adjusting Transparency
Adjusting the transparency of Fences is probably what I do most option. I do this to make the Fences either more or less visible on the desktop, depending on what wallpaper I am using at the time. Adjust this is really simple, just move the slider left or right to adjust the amount of transparency given.
Coloring
If you want to really change the look of the Fence, you can use the color, tint, and saturation sliders to adjust the coloring of Fences.
Misc. Tweaks
There’s a few more options available in the Appearance section to tweak Fences even further.
- Change label text color
- Outline the Fence area
- Fade scrollbars when inactive
- Hide shortcut arrows on icons
A feature available in the Pro version of Fences is having Fences being faded until mouseover. Right-click on a Fence, select View, then Opacity. Select the transparency percentage you want, and then your Fence will be faded until mouseover.
I hope this helps you customize Fences a bit more, and be sure to show us how you are using Fences on your desktop!