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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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-12T23:14:32+00:00

    I HATE that when you pull up the menus it is in ugly BLUE.  I find no way to change that either and that blue color is quite repulsive.  Does Microsoft not know that BLUE is considered a COLD, UNFRIENDLY and STRESSFUL color?  Would like to change that but gray, dark gray and white don't affect this BLUE menu.  Even changing windows colors doesn't affect this UGLY BLUE.  YECH.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-11T00:10:11+00:00

    I cannot uninstall. It is a work computer. But the "high contrast" setting is too much for my eyes at this time.

    Microsoft, this is HORRIBLE.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-02-10T17:11:46+00:00

    At this stage the only two possible "workarounds", meaning you have to manually set it outside Excel thus it applies to the whole desktop environment, is to change to high contract, or to get the free 3rd party negative-screen app, described in this forum.

    IDEA: If I can get enough "Me too" votes, I will try to convince my CIO to perhaps assign one of my company's developers to write a proper Office Theme Color Add-on, and sell it on the Office Store for just couple of bucks?? I just need to check the running cost for having it pusblished globally....

    ((Sigh))

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-02-10T15:40:04+00:00

    My medical client is constantly complaining about the lack of choices here and the specific selections available. Valuable and expensive project time is being wasted because so many of them are submitting complaints that the available color schemes are unacceptable.

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