Dark mode is about to be supported on Microsoft Word web version

Microsoft utilities are no exception. Microsoft has been working on adding dark mode support to Office Suite apps for a long time. The Redmond company has now fully implemented the dark theme option in the Office suite of applications on many different operating system platforms. However, it is not clear why users of the free web version of Office have not yet had the opportunity to experience dark mode, but can only use the normal light mode.

This situation will soon change in the near future as Microsoft finally announced plans to add a dark mode to the version of 'Word for Web'. According to information posted on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap page, Microsoft is currently focusing on solving outstanding issues to introduce a dark background mode for Word web version, which is expected in the first half of June.

The Roadmap page makes absolutely no mention of how users of the web version of Word will enable the feature. However, Microsoft will basically implement this feature in a way that respects the default theme on the user's system. In addition, there should also be flexible switching options between dark and light modes in the settings menu.

The ability to support dark mode in Word is expected to bring users a new and more pleasant experience. Especially reducing eye strain when working with text documents for many hours on the computer screen. The dark mode option is now available for the Office Suite apps for Windows and Mac. Word users on Android can also switch to dark mode if they want.

David Pac

Update 31 May 2022