How to change the theme of Office 2013

Anonymous
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
    2013-09-19T12:14:57+00:00

    I agree the themes for 2013 are awful and I would prefer the themes for 2010.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-18T21:19:28+00:00

    Folks,

    This is absolutely RIDICULOUS!!!  This thread has been going on for over a year and there is not even a hint of any consideration from Microsoft other than "We are looking at the waters".

    Personally, I chimed in back in February, 2013 with several suggestions on how to possibly ease the issue.  I even spoke with Microsoft Technical Support with no results.  With my eyes hurting I went back to my friendly Best Buy and had them unload Office 2013.  I then went out on the web and found a copy of Office 2010 which, of course, works perfectly for me.

    Microsoft needs to take heed of the growing cadre of disgruntled users who have the power to MAKE or BREAK a software offering.  As for me, I will NEVER blindly procure any Microsoft Software product without making a trial run with an evaluation copy.

    Ed Taylor

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-09-18T19:45:49+00:00

    What I don't understand....this post has been up for a while and seems busy. The usability of Microsoft's flagship product in under attack and yet there has not been any feedback from Microsoft. Throw us a bone..."your feedback in under review and an update addressing this issue is expected out by????". Maybe if they told us it was coming with 8.1

    All we are asking for is BLUE. For a company that the size of Microsoft, with the number of products they produce, who's major shareholder is one of the wealthiest man on the planet.....BLUE doesn't seem like to much to ask for.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-09-18T17:28:52+00:00

    I concur with all other users in this thread. Office 2013 is an aesthetic mess. The ribbon is like looking at cold industrial steel with an inscription on it that is hard to read. The contrast is terrible. We will not be deploying this build anytime soon. Office 2010 offers much better aesthetics and performs better as well. I cannot remotely imagine what MS was thinking with this!

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