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
    2014-05-03T09:40:26+00:00

    Enjoy? your'e kidding, right? How can anyone "enjoy" light grey? It's always great to get support and help from people such as yourself. In fact, I, as we all do rely in it greatly, but in regards to the horrible, and headache provoking colors of Office 2013, how can anyone "Enjoy"

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-02T23:34:09+00:00

    I want to toss in my "two cents worth" as long as you are collecting comments. The look is horrid. I have had copies of the last four versions of Office prior to 2013. Metro may be intended to be retro, but I find it repulsive, and so do LOTS of others from the comments I have read. I am so glad I got my copy under a HUP offer, really cheap, or I would be REALLY ticked. Open Office looks like this and it is FREE.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-30T14:36:11+00:00

    Is there a way to set the default theme through the OCT?  I want my users to see the light grey theme by default in all Office 2013 applications, as I am suppressing the "First Run" dialog via the OCT.  I looked through the user settings listing and did not see a setting to do this.

    Yes in OCT, go to "Modify user settings" and expand Microsoft Office 2013 > Global Options, Customize and you will find the "Default UI Theme" setting.

    Enjoy

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-22T09:50:28+00:00

    Having just "upgraded" my iPhone 3G to a 5s and thus iOS 7.1, I now have come to believe that ugly and flat and blinded by white are "the new thing" in the design bubble where iOS and Office 2013 designers live. Perhaps they're the same people shuttling between Redmond and Cupertino on a clandestine job-share program.

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