Changing the background from bright white to ?

Hi,

Anyone know how to change the white background to a different colour ?

I can't stand the bright white background when I open Word or Excel or my
email, it's giving me a headache.

Please help

Thanks,
michael

In OpenOffice the background color can be changed to your liking. I imagine
you can do the same in MS Office. You can save the doc or spreadsheet in a
convenient place and launch it to open the program.

In Windows Mail you can choose a stationary and set it as your default.

"michael b" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Anyone know how to change the white background to a different colour ?
>
> I can't stand the bright white background when I open Word or Excel or my
> email, it's giving me a headache.
>
> Please help
>
> Thanks,
> michael

thanks bob,
i actually meant it's with any program i use , i want the background for all
programs to be a shade of grey instead of this white that is blinding me.

i know i can do it at work , but that's using xp and office 2000 or 2003 or
something like that.

this is blinding me and gii\ving me headaches

michael

"Bob" wrote:

> In OpenOffice the background color can be changed to your liking. I imagine
> you can do the same in MS Office. You can save the doc or spreadsheet in a
> convenient place and launch it to open the program.
>
> In Windows Mail you can choose a stationary and set it as your default.
>
> "michael b" <> wrote in message
> news:0E863D97-6EAE-46A6-B74C-...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Anyone know how to change the white background to a different colour ?
> >
> > I can't stand the bright white background when I open Word or Excel or my
> > email, it's giving me a headache.
> >
> > Please help
> >
> > Thanks,
> > michael
>
>

"michael b" <> wrote in message
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> thanks bob,
> i actually meant it's with any program i use , i want the background for
> all
> programs to be a shade of grey instead of this white that is blinding me.
>
> i know i can do it at work , but that's using xp and office 2000 or 2003
> or
> something like that.
>
> this is blinding me and gii\ving me headaches

Turn down the brightness of your monitor?

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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Yes Paul, i've done that too.

Does anyone really know what i'm talking about?
Do I sound retarded?

At work any program i open uses a light grey background so not to blow my
mind.

Without having to change the whole "them" of my vista loaded new laptop, how
can i do that here.?

Anyone?

Michael.

"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "michael b" <> wrote in message
> news:9F1434E0-D004-41E0-8CEF-...
> > thanks bob,
> > i actually meant it's with any program i use , i want the background for
> > all
> > programs to be a shade of grey instead of this white that is blinding me.
> >
> > i know i can do it at work , but that's using xp and office 2000 or 2003
> > or
> > something like that.
> >
> > this is blinding me and gii\ving me headaches
>
> Turn down the brightness of your monitor?
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>
>
>

"michael b" <> wrote in message
news:0E863D97-6EAE-46A6-B74C-...
> Hi,
>
> Anyone know how to change the white background to a different colour ?
>
> I can't stand the bright white background when I open Word or Excel or my
> email, it's giving me a headache.
>
> Please help
>
> Thanks,
> michael

On your desktop, right click and select Personalize. Select Window Color and
Appearance. Select Advanced. In the Item list, arrow down to Window. Change
your color at the Color 1 list.

If it's really as bothersome as you say you'll do it with each program
individually.

"michael b" <> wrote in message
news:9F1434E0-D004-41E0-8CEF-...
> thanks bob,
> i actually meant it's with any program i use , i want the background for
> all
> programs to be a shade of grey instead of this white that is blinding me.
>
> i know i can do it at work , but that's using xp and office 2000 or 2003
> or
> something like that.
>
> this is blinding me and gii\ving me headaches
>
> michael
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> In OpenOffice the background color can be changed to your liking. I
>> imagine
>> you can do the same in MS Office. You can save the doc or spreadsheet in
>> a
>> convenient place and launch it to open the program.
>>
>> In Windows Mail you can choose a stationary and set it as your default.
>>
>> "michael b" <> wrote in message
>> news:0E863D97-6EAE-46A6-B74C-...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Anyone know how to change the white background to a different colour ?
>> >
>> > I can't stand the bright white background when I open Word or Excel or
>> > my
>> > email, it's giving me a headache.
>> >
>> > Please help
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > michael
>>
>>

That won't change the background color of the programs.

"key.boarder" <safe@homehere> wrote in message
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>
> "michael b" <> wrote in message
> news:0E863D97-6EAE-46A6-B74C-...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Anyone know how to change the white background to a different colour ?
>>
>> I can't stand the bright white background when I open Word or Excel or my
>> email, it's giving me a headache.
>>
>> Please help
>>
>> Thanks,
>> michael
>
> On your desktop, right click and select Personalize. Select Window Color
> and Appearance. Select Advanced. In the Item list, arrow down to Window.
> Change your color at the Color 1 list.

"Bob" <> wrote in message
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> That won't change the background color of the programs.
your color at the Color 1 list.

It does on my pc and it has for every version of Windows I have used. Did
you try it?

I stand corrected.

"key.boarder" <safe@homehere> wrote in message
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>
> "Bob" <> wrote in message
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>> That won't change the background color of the programs.
> your color at the Color 1 list.
>
> It does on my pc and it has for every version of Windows I have used. Did
> you try it?