Turn on Word dark background mode to reduce eye strain

Do you often work with Word at night and feel eye pain? Dark mode not only helps reduce eye strain but also improves concentration. Here are detailed instructions on how to enable Dark Mode in Microsoft Word.

HOW TO VIEW TEXT WITH BLACK BACKGROUND WHITE TEXT

Step 1:  Open the document you want to view, then go to the View tab -> click on Read Mode .

Step 2: Next, go to View. If you see the Page Color section is blurred (hidden) as shown below, you need to adjust it a bit so that this section appears.

To make Page Color appear, select View -> then select Layout -> Finally select Column Layout and it will be successful.

Step 3: Continue to go back to the View tab -> select Page Color -> select Inverse .

The result is as shown below:

If you want to return to the original text color , just press the Esc button on your keyboard.

So you have just finished the operation to be able to view Word documents with black background and white text very simple and convenient. With this viewing mode, it will be very suitable for those with poor eyesight or you view documents at night, in addition, you can also change the text background to blue , white text has been Free Download instructions.

Jessica Tanner

Update 13 March 2025