Material Not Changing Visually

[dolphinman42]

No matter what I do, the object always appears a translucent white. Any tips? This is on the Personal Version if that helps.

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

check your visual settings.  Is it set to "wireframe"?  If so, change it to "shaded with visible edges only"

[dolphinman42]

How do I get to settings? Sorry, I'm a new user.

[jeff_strater]

sorry, it is at the bottom of the screen, under the computer monitor-like icon, then under "Visual Style":