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
    2013-03-09T16:18:23+00:00

    Hi Deepa Raj - How unfortunate that all you do is repeatedly copy the same info from Office help without you or Microsoft responding to the real issue. I am sure all of the people with this same issue tried help before. Basically our comments are ignored and Microsoft's Community is just a one way conversation. We ask for help, you paste standard replies and then ignore the problem because Microsoft thinks the issue is resolved just because someone pasted a reply, even though the reply does not accommodate the requests of the users. In this case, we have a very hard time reading the new Microsoft menu options because we only have choices of dimmed gray.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-03-12T21:04:12+00:00

    How do I change the background color for Word 2013.  It came with my Toshiba notebook and I must view all documents with black background and  white letters.  Nothing in this post changes that.   Help please

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-03-15T10:46:42+00:00

    Office 2013 is hurting my eyes even after choosing dark grey, it's not dark or really grey at all.   How do I get the office colors like the ones I enjoyed with Off 2010?  I am having to squint all the time & what used to be instant recognition is now taking time to decipher past the bright screen.   It's not right to charge me money to take conveniences away from your loyal customers.   How do I fix this & quick before I go blind?

    I have already tried what Microsoft is inaccurately calling dark.    It's not dark at all & can hardly even be called grey.   The result is the screen stays overly bright, is hard to focus on, & is decreasing my productivity in stead of being an improvement that my money should have bought.

    It's not at all hard to fix this in an update!    It is so irritating, I will even pay a 3rd party to give me a screen that's no uncomfortable to my eyes.   If not, how do I get my money back & re-install my Off 2010 copies?

    But, first, if you don't have a solution for this problem, then,  I would like you to give me an honest answer as to why Microsoft doesn't care about your customers discomfort?

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-03-15T12:46:21+00:00

    The contrast of white, light gray or dark gray isn't enough for me in outlook. I found it harder to read emails.  I went back to Office 2007. Love the color selection and contrast in this version. Blue is easier on my eyes.

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