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Note

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Symptoms

When you print a Microsoft Office Word document that includes a background, the background is not printed. Examples of things that can be on a background include colors, pictures, or themes.

This issue may also occur when you use Word as your e-mail editor and you print an e-mail message that includes a background.

Workaround

To work around this issue, use the method that is appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 2010

1. On the File menu, click Options.
2. On the Display menu, click to select the Print background colors and images check box under Printing Options, and then click OK .

Word 2007

Display Picture

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
2. On the Display menu, click to select the Print background colors and images check box under Printing Options, and then click OK.

Word 2003

To work around this issue in Word 2003 or when you use Word 2003 as the e-mail editor in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, turn on the Background colors and images option. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Print tab.
2. Click to select the Background colors and images check box, and then click OK.

Word 2002

Method 1: Use the Printed Watermark feature

Change Picture Background

To work around this issue in Word 2002, use the Printed Watermark feature. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, point to Background, and then click Printed Watermark.
2. In the Printed Watermark dialog box, use one of the following methods:
   • To insert a picture watermark, follow these steps:

     1. Click Picture watermark.

     2. Click Select Picture.

     3. Click the picture that you want to use as a watermark, and then click Insert.

     4. Click to select the Washout check box if it is not already selected, and then click OK.

        Note

        The Washout feature adjusts the brightness and contrast on the image to make the image less visible behind the text.

   • To insert a text watermark, follow these steps:

     1. Click Text watermark.

     2. In the Text box, type the text that you want to use as a watermark.

        Note

        You can also select the text that you want to use as a watermark by clicking the text in the Text list.

     3. Select the other options that you want to use with the text watermark, such as Font, Size, and Color, and then click OK.

Method 2: Use Microsoft Internet Explorer

To work around this issue when you use Word 2002 as the e-mail editor in Microsoft Outlook 2002, follow these steps:

1. Open the e-mail message that contains the background that you want to print in Outlook 2002.
2. On the File menu, click Save As.
3. In the Save As dialog box, follow these steps:
   1. In the Save as type box, click Web Page (*.htm; *.html).
   2. In the File name box, type a new name for the message.
   3. In the Save in box, select the folder in which you want to save the HTML copy of the e-mail message.
   4. Click Save.
4. Close the e-mail message in Word 2002.
5. Start Internet Explorer.
6. On the File menu, click Open.
7. In the Open dialog box, click Browse.
8. Locate and then click the HTML copy of the e-mail message that you saved in step 3, and then click Open.
9. In the Open dialog box, click OK to open the HTML copy of the e-mail message in Internet Explorer.
10. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
11. Click the Advanced tab.
12. In the Settings list, under Printing, click to select the Print background colors and images check box.
13. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.

If you are a heavy Microsoft Office user, you might want to experiment with different display themes and find which of them is more suitable for you in terms of contrast and brightness.

Office 2016 preview ships with three built-in themes:Colorful, Dark Gray and White. All of them looks pretty well, and choosing among them is a matter of personal preference.

Following these steps in order to modify your Office background color:

• Open any Microsoft Office 2016 application – this can be Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher and obviously Outlook.
• Hit File.
• From the Navigation bar, select Account.
• Sign in to Microsoft by providing your login credentials (similar to the ones you might use for Outlook.com or OneDrive).
• Select a background and office theme.
• Your preferences are associated with your account and hence be visible in every device you’ll use to access Office and Office 365.

I personally find the Dark Gray theme quite easy of the eye and use it happily since Office 2013 was released.

Lately, a couple of readers asked specific questions, relative to modifying the background color of the different Office 2016 applications. Here’s a tutorial about changing a powerpoint 2016 slide background color.

Enjoy 🙂