You can apply, customize, and save a document theme in Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Learn how to add new themes to Office programs.

Customize your color palette. If you’re working in Word, use the Design tab and then Colors option in the Document Formatting group. In Excel, click Page Layout and then Colors in the Themes group.

Learn three easy ways to add a bit of color to the pages of your Microsoft Word document.

The theme you build in Microsoft Word can apply throughout the suite of Microsoft Office applications, promoting additional harmony among your range of documents.

To change the Word page color background from black to white in dark mode, check if you have changed the Windows personalization settings and set it to dark mode.