Readable Multicolor Characters If because of an error or crash you find yourself in multicolor character mode, it may be very difficult to read wh at you type on the screen. In certain colors, the characters appear as semi-legible ultramodern block letters. If you change the character color to one of the first eight colors, what you type will be perfectly legible. Use the Control key and a number from one to eight, selecting a color that contrasts with your screen color. White or black are almost always good.