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
    2013-05-10T00:58:34+00:00

    These are color schemes only in the same sense that a Trabant is a car. In fact, that's very apt: these choices look like something from the Stalinist USSR. "Ugly", "tiring", and "jarring" were the first three adjectives that came to mind.

    Why is it that I can get my coffee at Starbuck's in more different ways than I can get my Microsoft software? Take a hint from your neighbor and let the consumer customize.

    You forgot to say that Microsoft's attitude is akin to the former USSR high-rachis and the UK Labour Party - -  "DO AS WE SAY -- NOT AS WE DO" and "WE'RE RIGHT EVEN WHEN WE'RE WRONG" and "DON'T ARGUE WE'RE NOT LISTENING"

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-09T21:53:56+00:00

    These are color schemes only in the same sense that a Trabant is a car. In fact, that's very apt: these choices look like something from the Stalinist USSR. "Ugly", "tiring", and "jarring" were the first three adjectives that came to mind.

    Why is it that I can get my coffee at Starbuck's in more different ways than I can get my Microsoft software? Take a hint from your neighbor and let the consumer customize.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-05T04:58:35+00:00

    Thank you for your response, I was able to find this on my own prior to this post. This is ridiculous that we cannot set our own color theme for the Office background. The 3 choices available are not enough. Office is giving me cataracts. I feel like I am living on the sun.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-04-30T16:33:12+00:00

    It's been a downward spiral since MS removed menus (where everything could be found - and, VERY IMPORTANTLY, customised) with a load of tabs where things are place in illogical an inconsistent places, based on highly flawed research (basically they used feedback from all the non-power users and ignored all power uses who knew how to turn-off automatic reporting).

    Now we have an unbelieveable selection of "colors" (shades of white) and the tabs now SHOUT AT THE USER BECAUSE SOME DIMWIT DECIDED THAT CAPITALS WERE MORE APPROPRIATE THAN mixed case words. I know there is a bodgy work-around to most of the shouting, but this is soooooooo poor I am still struggling to believe feedback is being ignored time and time again.

    LibreOffice has never looked more attractive!

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