

Under the section ‘Include with the Document’, make sure that you enable the option ‘Print Background Color and Images’. To make the background color appear when you print the document, go to ‘Tools’, then ‘Options’ and click on the ‘Print’ tab. As mentioned earlier, the background color in Step 2 will only be available when you access the document on your computer. Change the Printing Options so the background color will also be included when you print the document.

In this step, the background color you applied will only be seen in Microsoft Word 2007 while you are typing your document, but will not be included once you print the document. If you click on ‘Fill Effects’ you will be able to tweak the background color’s texture, pattern or gradient. Click on the color you desire to have it applied as the background color. If you let the mouse cursor hover on each color you will see a preview of how it looks like on the document. You can choose from the color selection provided under ‘Theme Colors’ or Standard Colors’. From the ‘Ribbon’, click on the ‘Page Layout’ tab then click ‘Page Color’.

Load the document you will be adding a background color to on your computer. Background colors can be added to an existing or an old Word document. Open the Microsoft Word 2007 document on your computer.The steps provided are specific for Microsoft Word 2007 and may vary if you are using a different version of Microsoft Word. You can add more twist to your documents this way. If you happen to be bored with the plain old look of your Word Document there is a way to change the background color. As we all know, Microsoft Word’s background color is defaulted to white.
