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Gradients, patterns, pictures, and textures are tiled or repeated to fill the page. If you save a document as a webpage, the pictures, textures, and gradients are saved as JPEG files and the patterns are saved as GIF files. Add or change the background color. Go to Page Layout Page Color. To add a page number Click or tap where you want the number, select Page Number and choose a style. You may need to edit for better formatting. For more info, see Add page numbers to a header or footer in Word. To change the font, color or size Select the text to change then go to Home and choose the options you want from the Font section.

If you spend a lot of time in Microsoft® Word, you may get tired or even bored with looking at the same old bright white document page all the time. Maybe it’s time to change it up a bit, by adding a Page Color to your document! You can change the bright white document page to just about any color of your choosing. You can change your page color based on your mood – maybe your a bit stressed and a subdued blue background might help you to decompress. You could even change your page color based on your environment – perhaps you work in an area with warm lighting, and you would like to tone down the bright white document page with a dimmer shade of grey. You could even use page colors as a way to categorize your documents.

Note: The page background color will not be printed, but will be saved as part of the document.

Note: When changing your page background color, it will only be applied to that specific document and is not a global or default change.

Changing Your Page Background Color in Microsoft® Word –

Microsoft® Word 2013/2016 for Microsoft® Windows:

• LaunchMicrosoft® Word
• On the Ribbon, click on the Design tab
• Locate the Page Background group
• Click on the Page Color button
• Click on a color to set your page background color
  
  • If you would like to choose a standard color from the color wheel or create a custom color, click on the More Colors… button

Microsoft® Word 2016 for Mac:

• LaunchMicrosoft® Word
• On the Ribbon, click on the Design tab
• Locate the Page Background group
• Click on the Page Color button
• Click on a color to set your page background color
  
  • If you would like to choose a standard color from the color wheel or create a custom color, click on the More Colors… button

Microsoft® Word 2011 for Mac:

• LaunchMicrosoft® Word
• On the Ribbon, click on the Layout tab
• Locate the Page Background group
• Click on the Page Color button
• Click on a color to set your page background
  
  • If you would like to choose a standard color from the color wheel or create a custom color, click on the More Colors… button

Tip: You may want to change the page background color to No Colorwhen saving a document that is shared with other individuals or when sharing the document electronically.

Tip: To remove a page background color, return to your Page Color options and click on the No Color button.

Microsoft Word Color Codes

We’ve shared the tip of how to change the theme color, and also introduced how to change the picture color in Word. When editing a document, the default background page color is white, you could set a color for it to bring interest to your document, especially when there are a lot pages describing different things. So how can we achieve it? Here’s a simple guide.

First, go to Design tab.

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Next, turn to Page Background group, click the drop down arrow of Page Color.

Then, choose your desired color under Theme Colors, and there are also some options under Standard Colors. If you have no idea on this page, just click More Colors.

A Colors dialog box will display, if you select Standard, click on any part of the color atlas until you find the proper color which will be displayed under New. Just click OK, the page color will be modified accordingly.

If you select Custom, click on any part of the color atlas, left-click and hold the small triangle, you can move it up and down to modify the color depth. When you find the one preferred, which will be displayed under New, just click OK, the page color will be modified accordingly.

Ms Word Change Colour Of One Page

Note: if you want to clear the color, simply repeat these steps and click No Color. The Recent Colors will also be displayed above for your reference.