How To Change Office 2013 Background Pattern
Posted July 24, 2012 – 1:17 pm in: Microsoft OfficeThe latest iteration of Microsoft Office is touchscreen ready and cloud friendly. Microsoft has redesigned the user interface, and the new fast and fluid design gives you faster access to the tools and works great with touchscreen, styles, mouse, or keyboard.
Microsoft Office 2013 offers limited options to customize the default look. One can only customize the Quick Access Toolbar and the ribbon. Microsoft has removed the option to change the default color scheme from this version of the Office. Because of this, users need to live with the default white color scheme only.
Users who have been using Office 2013 preview must have noticed the background pattern that appears in the upper right of the window. Users who don’t like the default background pattern can change the same under options. The Office 2013 preview version ships with six patterns: calligraphy, circle and strips, circuit, clouds, straws, and tree rights. An option is available to disable or turn off this feature.
Step 1: Launch Office Word, Excel, or any other Office 2013 program.
Step 2: When you see the Start screen, click or tap a template to proceed to the productivity area.
Step 3: Click or tap File, click or tap Options to see Options dialog.
Step 4: Here, click or tap General on the left pane to see all general options on the right-hand side. Expand Office Background drop down list and a choose a background. To turn off this feature, select None from the drop down list.
Step 5: Click OK button to apply the new pattern.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Office 2013Don’t forget to check out how to install Office 2013 on a different drive, how to activate Office 2013, and how to uninstall Office 2013 customer preview. Haven’t installed Office 2013 yet? Visit this page to download Office 2013. You can install and test drive the newest Office alongside your previous Office installations.
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6 Comments
I was using the preview version of word in a dimly lit room which is not uncommon at night for me. I also usually like having the ribbon fully expanded. the white is literally blinding. I really hope they let us change this in the final release. a color scheme, or lack of one, seems like such a silly thing to not make customizable. even the reading mode is blinding. there’s a reason the kindle and nook (the PC software) offer different background colors.
Agree with you. Hope we get back the color scheme in the final build.
Microsoft, Please some COLORS in Office 2013 interface!
It hurts nobody, and is more atractive!
Anyone know how to create custom office backgrounds? IE use my own pictures and themes?
I really hope someone of importance is reading this at Microsoft, because this alleged “design” with all-white user interface elements is THE DEATH SENTENCE for Office and Windows!
I just had the really bad idea to install Office 2013 and I absolutely, totally HATE it. I cannot describe the degree… I feel the desire to smash the screen, which is completely innocent of any wrongdoing.
I’m working on 3 30 inch screens with 2560×1600 resolution. What do I care if this interface MIGHT work on a portable device.
MAKE IT CONFIGURABLE!!!
This is the absolute minimum one can expect of a company like Microsoft – to do proper USABILITY testing.
This ABYSMAL HORROR is NOT USABLE!
@ Stefan
The RTM version of Office 2013 comes with theme changing option.