Change Background color Theme Office 2013

Anonymous
2013-01-12T15:28:57+00:00

Has anyone come up with how to Change the Color on the Office 2013 Them from "gray".  Microsoft has really not been user friendly with Windows 8 or Office 2013 in enabling the user to change their environment.

I think Microsoft does not read these forum questions.  Otherwise, some of the technical people would be contacting their customers to gain feedback.

I am extremely disappointed in the Office 13 and Win8 programs. 

Anyone got any ideas?

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Anonymous
2013-01-13T13:21:44+00:00

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Hi,

Thanks for posting in Microsoft Community. It is unfortunate that you are unable to locate the option in Office 2013 to change the theme of applications. Let me help you with the issue.

For the Office 2013 (RTM) version you may follow the below steps:

  1. Go to the File tab
  2. Click on Options
  3. Choose the General tab on the left
  4. Find the ‘O ffice Theme’ dropdown item
  5. Choose between White, Light Gray, and Dark Gray.

If you have Office 2013 preview version installed, then you have an option to change the background color by clicking on File, Options, General and under the group 'Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office', you may choose the background you wish to change to and click ok.

If you are using preview version of Office then you have a Smiley on the top right hand side of the application, you may click on it and send in your feedback.

I hope the above steps help. If you need any further assistance reply and we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-05-28T21:44:10+00:00

    The main problem is Microsoft Office has a monopoly when in comes to big business. There is no other product out there that can compete with them that big business trust. I have several small clients that don't need Office, Google Docs, would do everything and then some for them, but Microsoft Office has been the Standand for so long, they are afraid to make the switch. I built them their Spreedsheets in both format and I asked them to pick out which files were which and they could not tell. Yet, they still would rather pay for Office over Google which is free.

    Until Microsoft feels threat, they have no reason to respond to customer complaints and or fix minor bugs that are not security threats.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-05-28T03:13:52+00:00

    Steve

    Great insights and thanks for sharing that.  I completely understand what you are saying.  That same arrogance still exists and is evident in the way that they develop products and treat their customers.

    I was the biggest Microsoft fan in the 90s and subsequently have become so disillusioned that I avoid Microsoft products as much as I can.

    Russ

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-27T22:24:09+00:00

    I'm also amazed how long it's been going.  And I'm the who started it!

    I used to work for MS for 10 years up until the "Great Talent Extinction of 2009".  For all those years it amazed me how much the concept of "We know better" and "We're making life better for people" permeates the corporate culture.  Adding minor enhancements to products and then touting them as "Revolutionary" is beyond comprehension.  I never did "fit" in with that mindset.  Steve Balmer once came to talk to my group (IT Finance) in 2008 and was questioned by one member "Do you worry at all about the Apple 'Mac vs PC' ads on TV?  He replied "When they have more than a 1% market share, talk to me".  Famous last words.

    Until it can be shown to the brown-nosing executive management that people will start switching to the competition because it "looks better", there will be no change.  I was once shown a minor bug in Office Word that had existed for over a decade.  It would take about 1 man-day to fix and test.  Yet after 10 years, it was still there.  MS long knew about it but as with the culture "We're too big to concern ourselves with fixing minor bugs. We're too busy working on enhancement to make everyone's life better", it won't ever enter their mindset to address it.

    -Dean Bell (former STE for Microsoft, 1999-2009)

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