[jonnymcv1]

I am using Office 2003 Student / Teacher Edition - and would like to change
the default white colour of the toolbars and menus to the blue...how is this
done?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

White? Mine are grey. Are you sure you aren't using Office 2007?

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"jonnymcv1" wrote in message
...
I am using Office 2003 Student / Teacher Edition - and would like to
change
the default white colour of the toolbars and menus to the blue...how is
this
done?

[jonnymcv1]

Sorry - yes, they're grey, and definitely Office 03

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

White? Mine are grey. Are you sure you aren't using Office 2007?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"jonnymcv1" wrote in message
...
I am using Office 2003 Student / Teacher Edition - and would like to
change
the default white colour of the toolbars and menus to the blue...how is
this
done?

[Jay Freedman]

The answer to your original question is, it is not done. The colors of the
toolbars and menus in Word are fixed, not changeable.

You can change the colors of a number of items for most Windows programs in
the Start Menu Settings Control Panel Display Appearance Advanced
dialog, but Word 2003 ignores many of those settings.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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jonnymcv1 wrote:
Sorry - yes, they're grey, and definitely Office 03

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

White? Mine are grey. Are you sure you aren't using Office 2007?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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newsgroup so all may benefit.

"jonnymcv1" wrote in message
...
I am using Office 2003 Student / Teacher Edition - and would like
to change the default white colour of the toolbars and menus to the
blue...how is this done?

[jonnymcv1]

However, when using Microsoft Office 2003 Professional on one computer, I
find there is a blue colour scheme, whereas the Office 2003 Standard Edition
I have has the grey scheme.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

The answer to your original question is, it is not done. The colors of the
toolbars and menus in Word are fixed, not changeable.

You can change the colors of a number of items for most Windows programs in
the Start Menu Settings Control Panel Display Appearance Advanced
dialog, but Word 2003 ignores many of those settings.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

jonnymcv1 wrote:
Sorry - yes, they're grey, and definitely Office 03

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

White? Mine are grey. Are you sure you aren't using Office 2007?

--
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.

"jonnymcv1" wrote in message
...
I am using Office 2003 Student / Teacher Edition - and would like
to change the default white colour of the toolbars and menus to the
blue...how is this done?

[Jay Freedman]

I just noticed that the Windows "Theme" can change Word, along with
everything else. (I don't usually bother with themes.)

Go to Start Menu Settings Control Panel Display Themes. I think
you'll find that the computer with the blue scheme has the Windows XP theme
or something similar selected, while the one with the grey scheme has the
Windows Classic theme. That also controls a lot of other visual properties,
such as title bars and the window background.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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jonnymcv1 wrote:
However, when using Microsoft Office 2003 Professional on one
computer, I find there is a blue colour scheme, whereas the Office
2003 Standard Edition I have has the grey scheme.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

The answer to your original question is, it is not done. The colors
of the toolbars and menus in Word are fixed, not changeable.

You can change the colors of a number of items for most Windows
programs in the Start Menu Settings Control Panel Display
Appearance Advanced dialog, but Word 2003 ignores many of those
settings.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

jonnymcv1 wrote:
Sorry - yes, they're grey, and definitely Office 03

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

White? Mine are grey. Are you sure you aren't using Office 2007?

--
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.

"jonnymcv1" wrote in message
...
I am using Office 2003 Student / Teacher Edition - and would like
to change the default white colour of the toolbars and menus to
the blue...how is this done?