The background color in Word is determined by the "Application Background"
color in Control Panel | Display | Appearance.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Lee" wrote in message
...
I am trying to change the background color in word it is all a pale blue
and
I am having problems with my eyes. The color on my other computer is gray
and
I can see it a lot better. Can anyone help, please. I thank you in
advance.