Add, change, or delete the background color in Word
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.
Print background color or image - Microsoft Support
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 Print background colors and images. Set printer options to …
Apply shading to words or paragraphs - Microsoft Support
For information about using shading in tables, see Add or remove shading in a table. For information about using document theme colors, see Apply, customize, and save a document theme in Word or Excel. Add background colors to words and paragraphs in your documents.
Change a theme and make it the default in Word or Excel
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 Hyperlink), and then pick a color under Theme Colors.
Change the look and feel of Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Support
You can choose your Windows look in Windows 11 by launching the Settings app and navigating to Personalization > Colors > Choose your mode. On the Mac, Microsoft 365 apps will match the Light or Dark appearance of your Mac.
Change the color, size, or format of bullets or numbers in a list
Change the font format, color, or size for bullets or numbers in a list. Bullet and number fonts, colors, and size are all controlled by the Font attributes. You can change the text formatting of bullets or numbers in a list without making changes to the text in the list.
Dark Mode in Word - Microsoft Support
Once Dark Mode has been turned on, you can toggle between the dark and light page background colors. In the ribbon, go to the View tab. Select Switch Modes to change the page background color.
Change the colors in a text box or shape - Microsoft Support
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 tab active.
Make the background of a text box invisible - Microsoft Support
If you’re layering text on top of a picture, chart, or other graphic, you may want to remove the background color and border of the text box, so that the text appears to float on top, rather than appearing inside the text box. Right-click the text box that you want to make invisible.
Add a fill or effect to a shape or text box - Microsoft Support
You can change the look of a shape or text box by changing its fill or by adding effects to it, such as shadows, glows, reflections, soft edges, bevels, and three-dimensional (3-D) rotations. A fill is a color, pattern, texture, picture, or gradient applied to the interior of a shape. A gradient is a gradual progression of colors and shades ...
Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities
Use sufficient contrast for text and background colors. To find insufficient color contrast, use the Accessibility Checker . You can also look for text in your document that’s hard to read or to distinguish from the background.