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
    2014-02-15T15:32:34+00:00

    I'd like to add my own request for different Office 2013 themes. I've been a lifelong Office user, and I am really having a hard time seeing my workspace with the three built-in themes. If I can't find any 3rd party solutions to these themes, I'm going to ask Microsoft for a refund on Office 2013 and buy 2010 instead. Just being honest with you. The grayscale themes are really terrible. Yes, I can still use it, but it is NOT a pleasant viewing experience. I liked the themes in Office 2003 the best, and 2010 is still much better than 2013 in this regard.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-11T14:36:05+00:00

    concur with all comments.  2013 themes are awful.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-28T07:00:34+00:00

    omg,,,,You're so right....how'd I forget that? I had Encarta 95 and didn't think about it until you mentioned it.

    The Internet: when it's not **** you off it's making you look like a moron. The moral: stick to Cracked.com and pr0n sites and you'll never prove to the entire planet that you're an idiot.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-28T01:49:55+00:00

    Interesting story... but Metro was first used in Encarta 95, and the old MSN. Over time they started to use it more and more. Like Windows XP Media Center Edition has a metro design, the Zune...

    A lot of companies follow MS's design trend... Remember in 2007 when Vista was as glassy and chrome covered as an OS could be. Programs, websites, advertisements, and graphics in general followed the same thing. Now they are doing the same thing with Windows 8.

    Either way, MS is just combating Apple. People were complaining that MS was not revolutionary and the same old. All of a sudden, now that Windows is different and is new, people are whining that they want Windows 7 back.  Listen people, change just is a fact of life, and you originally wanted it too. I get that people want backwards compatibility... but seriously... sometimes you just have to move on and learn something new.

    And you really think that Microsoft does not have a reasonable support lifetime? Apple deems their 4-year iPad to be as good as garbage. My 6-year old laptop runs Windows 7, and will be supported until 2021, and software and security for it will be around for a long time.

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