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How do I prevent the dark overlay on Classroom headers? 4 Recommended Answers 229 Replies 2862 Upvotes
Hi Awesome Developers!
I appreciate that there is an automatic dark overlay feature to any customized images uploaded for a Google Classroom header. Typically, features such as this add depth and interest to images.
This, however, is not the case for this automatic feature. It only serves to desaturate the image and render it so dark that it's no longer visually appealing.
Could we adapt this feature so that classroom name and code appear in light colored font on dark images or dark colored font on light images? That would be better than automatically darkening every image.
I know that many teachers would appreciate customizing their classroom, selecting theme and background colors so they could use color and design elements with purpose.
Please improve on this feature. See attached image for more details.
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Welcome to the Google Classroom Help Community.
If you don't like this feature, please send your feedback directly to the developer team via the '?' button in the lower portion of the classroom screen. They do read all feedback received through that channel and take it into consideration when planning future updates and new features.
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The overlay is designed to guarantee that the white-letter navigation is visible no matter what image is placed beneath it. I understand that many people would like more control over the appearance of the portion of their Google Classroom, but that is the reason that this function has not been changed.
If you would like it to be considered for a future version of Classroom, click on the ? question mark at the bottom-left of any Classroom page. All submissions via that method are reviewed by a team member. However, there is no guarantee that any particular request will be implemented.
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Hello Folks!
Welcome to the Google Classroom Help Community.
There seems to be some confusion. There is nothing to fix- this isn't a bug or a glitch. This is an accessibility feature, designed to increase readability, that was programmed into classroom, and is working as intended. If you don't like how this feature works, please send your feedback to the developer team.
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Kimberly and all. This is not a matter of a fix. The function is operating as intended. While many have posted here about it and sent suggestions via the ? Classroom link, there are many many other higher priority issues being worked on by the team. I would not anticipate a change in this anytime soon.
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Welcome to the Google Classroom Help Community.
If you don't like this feature, please send your feedback directly to the developer team via the '?' button in the lower portion of the classroom screen. They do read all feedback received through that channel and take it into consideration when planning future updates and new features.
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yeh, thats not immediately helpful.
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I totally agree. Not helpful when we are trying to set up our classes and make it inviting rather than dark and dreary!
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Was this ever resolved? My header is dim too and it looks boring.
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Hi there, thank you for bringing this feature request to our attention. I wanted to let you know that I have escalated this to the engineering team and we're looking into finding a solution. I will respond with more information as it becomes available. Thank you for your feedback and feature requests!
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