New Outlook mode - Light/Dark background setting

Anonymous
2023-05-04T12:42:24+00:00

Where can I find the below setting when I'm in the "New Outlook" mode:

If you prefer, you can disable dark mode so that the message window is always white when using the black theme. The icons to switch dark mode on or off are disabled when you disable dark mode.

  • In Outlook, go to File > Options.
  • On the General page, look for Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office.
  • Set the Office Theme to Black and select the check box next to Never change the message background color.
  • Select OK.

Thx

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-12T07:50:29+00:00

    Oh dear Microsoft,

    People have been asking for this incredibly simple and basic feature for TWO YEARS now—something so straightforward that a developer could probably implement it in minutes (especially since it’s already in Word!). And yet, here we are, still waiting. It’s hard to believe how much you’re ignoring your users’ feedback.

    Honestly, this makes the new Outlook completely unusable for me until you finally add the option to "Never change the message background color." How can you justify not addressing such an obvious request? It feels like Microsoft is intentionally disregarding its users, and this lack of responsiveness is beyond frustrating.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-11T15:22:49+00:00

    +1 for restoring "Never change the message background color" in New version of Outlook

    +1 for restoring Dark Grey mode as an option

    +1 for restoring the File Menu

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-12T12:57:36+00:00
    • 1 have this fixed please

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-26T17:05:39+00:00

    Bingo.
    An option that was lost in migrating to the "New Outlook".

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-19T13:15:47+00:00

    The link did not answer the question about background color.

    I needed to keep signature style the same in both light and dark mode.

    I eventually figured it out by adding <!--[if mso]> with mso styles.

    This table with dark blue background with white text style keeps the same colors in dark and light mode.

     <style>

    .header { background: #121827;background-color: #121827;}.title {font-family: "SegoeUI-Light", "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #FFFFFF;padding: 0;margin: 0; }

    <!--[if mso]> <style>.headermso {background: #121827;background-color: #121827; }

            .titlemso { font-family: "SegoeUI-Light", "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #FFFFFF;padding: 0;margin: 0;} </style> <![endif]-->

    <table width="670px"> <tr class="header"><td class="title">Hello world </td>

    </tr> </table>

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