word color backgrounds

P

pinkster

I think that Word should offer different color backgrounds other than white.
I spend the majority of my time using Word to write papers and it gets hard
on the eyes to stare at a white screen.
 
S

Suzanne S. Barnhill

You can change the "paper color" in Word by changing the window color in
Windows Control Panel | Display | Appearance.
 
J

Jay Freedman

I think that Word should offer different color backgrounds other than white.
I spend the majority of my time using Word to write papers and it gets hard
on the eyes to stare at a white screen.
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If you like white type on a blue background, the old WordPerfect
screen, you can set that option in Tools > Options > View.

Other than that, you can set the color of window backgrounds in
Control Panel > Display > Appearance (in Windows XP, click the
Advanced button in this dialog). That will affect all windows, not
just Word. Setting the Red, Green, Blue boxes to 255, 255, 225 gives a
nice cream color that's easy on the eyes.
 
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