How to Change the Background Color in Word? 7 Easy Steps
In this tutorial, you will learn how to change the background color in Word. Changing the background color in Word can enhance the visual appearance of your document and make it more engaging. Adding a background color can help highlight content, improve readability, or give a professional look to your document. Microsoft Word provides easy steps to change the background color of an entire page or specific sections using built-in design tools.
This guide is especially useful for beginners, as it explains how to apply a desired background color and modify or remove it to suit different document needs such as reports, flyers, or presentations.
How to Change the Background Color in Word?
Follow the below steps to change the background color of a Word document:
- Open your Word document:
Launch Microsoft Word and open the document in which you want to change the background color. - Go to the Design tab:
Click on the Design tab from the menu. This tab contains options related to page appearance, like document formatting, watermarks, page color, and page border. - Click on Page Color:
Click the Page Color option in the Page Background group on the right side. A color palette will appear. Choose the desired color. - Choose a background color:
Select any color from the palette to apply it instantly to the entire page background. - Use More Colors:
This command is optional; if you want a custom color, click More Colors at the bottom of the palette.- Choose from Standard colors, or
- Go to the Custom tab to define your own color using RGB or HSL values.
- Apply the color:
Once selected, the background color will automatically apply to your document. - Preview your document:
Scroll through the document to see how the background color looks on all pages.
How to Remove the Background Color in Word?
To remove the background color in a Word document.
- Click on the Design tab.
- Choose Page Color.
- And then click on No Color.
