{"id":2021,"date":"2024-01-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/?p=2021"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:44:21","slug":"digitip-16-reduce-eyestrain-with-a-blue-light-filter-%f0%9f%91%93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2024\/01\/09\/digitip-16-reduce-eyestrain-with-a-blue-light-filter-%f0%9f%91%93\/","title":{"rendered":"DigiTip 16 &#8211; Reduce eyestrain with a blue light filter \ud83d\udc53"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-1024x241.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-1024x241.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-768x181.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-1536x362.png 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-2048x482.png 2048w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-712x168.png 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you often find yourself having tired eyes after looking at your device for too long? In DigiTip 16, we will be having a look at how to use a blue light filter setting, to reduce the amount of blue light emitted from your device\u2019s screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Windows devices, follow the system settings below to activate <em>\u201cNight light\u201d<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>Start<\/strong> on your windows taskbar and type in <strong>Settings <\/strong>in the search box<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From <strong>Settings<\/strong>, then choose <strong>System<\/strong> before finding the <strong>Display<\/strong> option<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you have chosen the <strong>Display <\/strong>option, select <strong>Night light<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With &#8220;<em>Night light&#8221;<\/em> switched on, warmer colours will be used on your screen to help block out blue light<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To personalise when &#8220;<em>Night light&#8221; <\/em>will be in use on your device, choose the <strong>Schedule night light<\/strong> option where you can either select <strong>Sunset to sunrise<\/strong> or select <strong>Set hours<\/strong> to choose your own custom times for it to begin and end before closing the window<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-light-1-1024x534.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-light-1-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-light-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-light-1-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-light-1-1536x801.png 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-light-1-712x371.png 712w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-light-1.png 1916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On MacOS devices, follow the system settings below to activate \u201c<em>Night Shift<\/em>\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the Apple menu to open the option <strong>System Preferences<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Through <strong>System Preferences<\/strong>, select the <strong>Displays<\/strong> icon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the top of the window, click on the <strong>Night Shift<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Schedule<\/strong> drop-down list before choosing <strong>Custom<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To personalise when <em>\u201cNight Shift\u201d<\/em> will be in use on your device, you can either select <strong>Sunset to sunrise<\/strong> or select <strong>Custom<\/strong> to choose your own set times for it to begin and end, before clicking <strong>Done<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-shift-1-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-shift-1-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-shift-1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-shift-1-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-shift-1-712x390.png 712w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/12\/DigiTip-16-night-shift-1.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To follow our DigiTips, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our Digital Skills Blog<\/a>. Or alternatively, you can <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/category\/digitips\/\" target=\"_blank\">bookmark this webpage<\/a>, where a new DigiTip will be added each week!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you often find yourself having tired eyes after looking at your device for too long? In DigiTip 16, we will be having a look at how to use a blue light filter setting, to reduce the amount of blue light emitted from your device\u2019s screen. 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