Background color

[Donna in Idaho]

Is there any way to change the background color of the pages I'm working on
in Publ 2003 - not for printing, but just for the background while I'm
working on the pages? The glare of the white screen bothers my eyes. I
have everything changed through properties for windows, desktop, etc., etc.
But, I can't figure out if there is a way to change the color in
applications - including Publisher, Word, Excel. Any suggestions?

Donna in Idaho.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

This is done thru your main Windows properties dialog box. Right click on a
blank area of your desktop. Select Properties. Select Appearance. Change
whatever you'd like. It will change the color thruout all of the Office apps
as well as others.

 

[Donna in Idaho]

I did that - it worked for everything except Publ. In Publ, the actual page
I'm working on is still a glaring white. Guess I could put a background on
it until I'm ready to print, and then remove the background color.

Donna

This is done thru your main Windows properties dialog box. Right click on
a blank area of your desktop. Select Properties. Select Appearance. Change
whatever you'd like. It will change the color thruout all of the Office
apps as well as others.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Is there any way to change the background color of the pages I'm working
on in Publ 2003 - not for printing, but just for the background while I'm
working on the pages? The glare of the white screen bothers my eyes. I
have everything changed through properties for windows, desktop, etc.,
etc. But, I can't figure out if there is a way to change the color in
applications - including Publisher, Word, Excel. Any suggestions?

Donna in Idaho.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Just don't print the background. I'm not sure why it didn't work tho.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I did that - it worked for everything except Publ. In Publ, the actual
page I'm working on is still a glaring white. Guess I could put a
background on it until I'm ready to print, and then remove the background
color.

Donna

This is done thru your main Windows properties dialog box. Right click on
a blank area of your desktop. Select Properties. Select Appearance.
Change whatever you'd like. It will change the color thruout all of the
Office apps as well as others.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Is there any way to change the background color of the pages I'm working
on in Publ 2003 - not for printing, but just for the background while
I'm working on the pages? The glare of the white screen bothers my
eyes. I have everything changed through properties for windows,
desktop, etc., etc. But, I can't figure out if there is a way to change
the color in applications - including Publisher, Word, Excel. Any
suggestions?

Donna in Idaho.

 

[Ed Bennett]

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Is there any way to change the background color of the pages I'm
working on in Publ 2003 - not for printing, but just for the
background while I'm working on the pages?

Format > Background?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Have you adjusted the contrast and brightness of your monitor? This may help...

 

[Donna in Idaho]

Yep!

I just bought a new LCD monitor. It is so much brighter than my old CRT,
it's unbelievable. I have the brightness and contrast turned down to about
50%, made the backgrounds grey on everything, etc., etc. I am getting used
to it & do like it better than my crt, I think. Text seems a little fuzzier
on the lcd. Is that just the nature of the beast?

Donna

 

[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

Yep!

I just bought a new LCD monitor. It is so much brighter than my old CRT,
it's unbelievable. I have the brightness and contrast turned down to about
50%, made the backgrounds grey on everything, etc., etc. I am getting used
to it & do like it better than my crt, I think. Text seems a little fuzzier
on the lcd. Is that just the nature of the beast?

For the text fuzziness, I would look at enabling/disabling Clear Text.
Listed as an advanced option in display properties.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com
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[Donna in Idaho]

Brian, I just found that. I've been wading around in and about settings all
afternoon. Looks pretty good now that I've enabled clear text.

Thanks, anyhow.

 

[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

Brian, I just found that. I've been wading around in and about settings all
afternoon. Looks pretty good now that I've enabled clear text.

Thanks, anyhow.

Excellent. I have had mixed results with ClearType. I turn it on for
some machines and the type is easier to read. Turn it on for others, and
it makes it worse. Oh well.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com
~pay it forward~

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[Ed Bennett]

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Excellent. I have had mixed results with ClearType. I turn it on for
some machines and the type is easier to read. Turn it on for others,
and it makes it worse. Oh well.

I've found that it works on my LCD displays but not my CRTs

 

[Donna in Idaho]

There are so MANY settings that just figuring out where they all are for
your particular scenario is nearly impossible! I just keep digging until I
either make it better or make it worse.

This is the first LCD monitor I've had & the text is clearer using clear
type.