Or maybe even a ‘reverse’ option so that the words are white text on a black background/canvas. Unfortunately, I haven’t found any options for setting the writing canvas to a darker color. This Dark Theme setting works in Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook & OneNote! Just click on File > then “Account” or “Office Account” whichever you see and click the drop-down under “Office Theme:” and choose Dark Gray. Well, I apparently missed the memo but both Office 2013 & 2016 offer a dark theme for the menu items. Note: The theme you choose will be applied to all Microsoft 365 desktop applications.

Select the back arrow at the top to return. To switch to the black theme in Outlook: Go to toolbar and select File, then select Office Account. Last week I blogged about how you can turn on Dark Theme in SSMS 2016 but that it’s unfinished and you can use it at your own risk.Īs good quality 4K monitors in the 30+ inch range continue to get cheaper & cheaper I find myself wanting to have a Dark Theme in every app & program I use. Dark mode is enabled by default when you use the black theme.

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