How to change the theme of Office 2013

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2012-10-25T13:14:57+00:00

How do I change the Theme in Office 2013?

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Anonymous
2012-10-25T13:15:23+00:00

You can change the theme in Office by clicking File > Account page in any Office product with the exception of Outlook. In Outlook, Click File > Office Account to change the theme.

There are three themes available in Office 2013:

White - Default

Light Gray

Dark Gray

For more information, view the page below:

Change the Office theme

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-13T22:56:01+00:00

    Office 2013 is just UGLY!!!  I am shocked that after MS got such a bad rap with Vista, that they'd blatantly ignore usability and interaction design.  It seems like someone wireframed the layout and the UI designer said "Hey, that looks cool!" and kept it at that -- it looks like a wireframe for an app, not a finished product.

    MICROSOFT -- I hope you're paying really close attention to these comments.  I will NOT be deploying this to any of my users.  My users want improvements, not this junk.  What was the idea?  Were you trying to make a one-size-fits-all UI?  It's HORRIBLE!!!

    FIX IT!!!... before everyone else eats your lunch.  The market share is your to LOSE.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-13T06:02:13+00:00

    To Microsoft:

    I can understand your position of getting more data from the user community before making any "across-the-board" Theme changes.  However, as indicated by Jennie, a fallback to the themes from Office 2010 would be highly appreciated.  This bright, and bland screen really hurts my eyes after a few minutes of work.  Now, one option would be to provide "computer literate" users with a set of "Registry Keys" to change the color of backgrounds with the appropriate notifications to back up the registry before making such changes.  Then the onus would be to the user as to whether to try them or not.  Would this be an acceptable solution for the near-term?

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-13T05:39:52+00:00

    Thank you for the feedback on Office’s new look. We are actively collecting, sorting and reading through feedback on Office 2013’s design and User Experience. As the audience for Office 2013 grows, we are being mindful of patterns and pain points that emerge from user feedback. While we do not have any additional Themes planned at this time, it is an issue we are watching very closely.

    You should be and need to be planning more themes at this time! Please, at least provide the themes that were available in Office 2010. The current themes are absolutely ridiculous. It reminds me of a cartoon or a 1970s web page. It makes me feel like I am using a cheap low-budget program a very young child would use. It is not at all what I would expect from Microsoft for Professionals. Please, at least tell me how I can import the themes from Office 2010. For every step forward it seems like you take 10 steps backwards. Please get it together, Microsoft! Thank You

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