Change background color of office 2013

Solution 1:

For the Office 2013 production (RTM) version:

  1. Go to the File tab
  2. Go to Options
  3. Choose the General option on the left
  4. In the dialog, find the "Office Theme" dropdown item
  5. Choose between White, Light Gray, and Dark Gray

Solution 2:

I think the Office Bkgnds are only available if you use an online outlook account. If you have a local user acct the bkgnds are not available.