Add or Change the background of a document with pre-selected or custom colors, fill effects like gradient, texture, or patters, or use a picture.

Go to Word > Preferences > General > Personalize. Select Dark Mode has a white page color. In the ribbon, go to the View tab. Select Dark Mode. In the ribbon, go to the View tab. Select Switch …

In the Colors box, either click the color you want on the Standard tab, or mix your own color on the Custom tab. Custom colors and colors on the Standard tab aren't updated if you later change the …

On the Page Layout tab in Excel or the Design tab in Word, click Colors, and then click Customize Colors. Click the button next to the theme color you want to change (for example, Accent 1 or …

To change the theme, click on the menu for your Microsoft 365 application (Word, Excel, etc.) and select Preferences > General. Under the Personalize section you can configure your theme.

If you've added a background color or image to your document and you want to print it like that, be sure that the following setting is on: Go to File > Options. Select Display. Under Printing Options select …

The Format Background feature in the Draw tab in Word can be useful for customizing the appearance of your documents and making them more visually appealing. You can change the background color …

Table Background Quickly apply a color or picture to the background of an entire table. Remove shading from a table Select the cells you want to change. To select an entire table, click in the table, and then …

Add or change a fill color Select the cells in which you want to add or change the fill color. On the Table Design tab, click the arrow next to Shading. Click the color you want from Theme Colors or Standard …

Shading words or paragraphs gives them a background color that updates when you switch to a different document theme. It's different from highlighting text, which has a very limited choice of colors, and …