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.

Add or change a background image or watermark. Go to Design or Layout, and select Watermark. Select Picture > Select Picture, browse through your image files, and choose the image that …

You can disable the dark page background in Dark Mode and keep the page light. You can toggle the Switch Backgrounds button in the ribbon. Upon leaving and returning to any Word for the …

To change the color of your Microsoft 365 apps: Open a Microsoft 365 application, like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. In the top left, select File > Options > General > Office Theme .

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.

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 …

In a text box or shape, you can quickly change the color of text, the inside (fill) color, or the color of the border. Let's select the shape—the Drawing Tools appear in the ribbon, with the Format …

You can make one color in a picture transparent to hide part of the picture or create a layered effect. Transparent areas in pictures show through the color of the paper or background. Go to …

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 …

Select the word or paragraph that you want to apply shading to. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Shading . Under Theme Colors , click the color that …