Use XP title bar colors

[hmm]

I find it annoying that Office programs have different colored title bars
than other Windows programs.

Is there any way to get Office to use the same format as XP for title bars?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

MS OFfice 2007 (I'm assuming that's the version you're using) does have its own color schemes (three of them). It only follows the
Windows colors when the Windows Accessibility options are set to 'high contrast' in the Windows control panel and that reduces icons
to 256 colors so you lose appearances by going that route.

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I find it annoying that Office programs have different colored title bars
than other Windows programs.

Is there any way to get Office to use the same format as XP for title bars?>>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[hmm]

Thanks Bob. Yes, I do have Office 2007. One follow up question: you
mentioned it has three color schemes. How do I see them? (Perhaps one of
them closely matches my XP scheme.)

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I don't think any of them are going to match your scheme closely. None are a
really spectacular option. They'll do though - let's face it, it's just
frosting on the cupcake.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Hmm,

In Word you can select the color scheme in the 'Popular' options.
Office Button=>Word Options=>Popular (Alt, F, I)

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Thanks Bob. Yes, I do have Office 2007. One follow up question: you
mentioned it has three color schemes. How do I see them? (Perhaps one of
them closely matches my XP scheme.) >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[hmm]

But how do I change them!

I don't think any of them are going to match your scheme closely. None are a
really spectacular option. They'll do though - let's face it, it's just
frosting on the cupcake.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thanks Bob. Yes, I do have Office 2007. One follow up question: you
mentioned it has three color schemes. How do I see them? (Perhaps one of
them closely matches my XP scheme.)

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Bob anwered your question.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

But how do I change them!

I don't think any of them are going to match your scheme closely. None
are a
really spectacular option. They'll do though - let's face it, it's just
frosting on the cupcake.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thanks Bob. Yes, I do have Office 2007. One follow up question: you
mentioned it has three color schemes. How do I see them? (Perhaps one
of
them closely matches my XP scheme.)

:

MS OFfice 2007 (I'm assuming that's the version you're using) does
have
its own color schemes (three of them). It only follows the
Windows colors when the Windows Accessibility options are set to 'high
contrast' in the Windows control panel and that reduces icons
to 256 colors so you lose appearances by going that route.

===========
I find it annoying that Office programs have different colored title
bars
than other Windows programs.

Is there any way to get Office to use the same format as XP for title
bars?>>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[McSwell]

In Word you can select the color scheme in the 'Popular' options.
Office Button=>Word Options=>Popular (Alt, F, I)

Aargh, I guess that's better than nothing...

In case anyone from Microsoft is listening, there are four things wrong with
the color schemes in Office 2007:

1) They don't respect the user's choice that the user has made in the
Control Panel.
2) Except for the black scheme, it's very nearly impossible to tell whether
an MsOffice application is focused.
3) The elevator bar is virtually invisible in all of the schemes (more so on
some monitors than others, but I have yet to see a monitor where the elevator
bar is easy to see). (The elevator button is a little easier to see, but not
as clear as in most applications.)
4) The black scheme (the only one where you can see if an app is focused) is
just plain ugly.

Give us back our choice; you don't always know better than us.

Mike Maxwell
CASL/ U MD