How to Change Background Color of a Word Document

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If you want to add a background color to your Word document to spice it then its very easy to do and the process is same for Microsoft Word 2010 and 2007.

When you will change the Word page background color through following process then it will only be affective for that specific Word document, it does not change the default Word background color which is normally set to white.

Change Page Background Color in Word 2007 / 2010

Simply open Word document and navigate to “Page Layout” menu. Click “Page Color” button and rollover different colors available in list for preview and click on your desired one to change background color.

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  1. chased 1 July 2010 at 7:36 pm #

    Keep posting stuff like this i really like it

  2. ala 10 July 2010 at 4:55 pm #

    Good post and this fill someone in on helped me alot in my college assignment. Thanks you seeking your information.

  3. Pardo 20 July 2010 at 4:39 pm #

    Nice word tips keep it up these really help us as students

  4. Jekubsen 5 October 2010 at 2:10 am #

    It looks nice to change background color of a Word document instead of same white color

  5. ALISA67 8 January 2011 at 9:58 pm #

    Thank you, easy when you know how, very good for people who are dyslexic!!

    Cheers

  6. Qasim 2 February 2011 at 2:17 am #

    That looks great when i changed background color of my Word docs.

  7. Andre 24 June 2011 at 10:55 pm #

    Nice post, but i cannot find a way to save this. Even saving in the normal.dotm doesn’t start the saved color in a new document.

  8. Tuo 10 July 2011 at 5:03 pm #

    Do we print Word docs with colourful background?

  9. Pressdor Kasimu 22 October 2011 at 12:45 am #

    How to Change the Window Background (I mean the office it self)

    • Like_A_Bouse 23 December 2011 at 11:29 am #

      Well, if you are referring to the actual window itself, it most likely cannot be done, but heck, I have changed colors on crazy things, but most computers use a default color that cannot be changed. Sorry pal.

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