Add Warm Colors to the Color Scheme for Office 2007

I just downloaded a trial version of Office 2007. The blue and silver color
schemes are in the "cool" color palette and the black is harsh. You
definitely need to add "warm" colors to make it easier on the eyes. A
mottled brown would be great, for example. Perhaps this is an issue only for
older eyes (I'm 47), but the blue, silver and black are a pain to look at
(literally) for an extended period of time.

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You do realize that you can assign any theme to Office if you use a high
contrast theme, correct?

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After furious head scratching, Red asked:

| I just downloaded a trial version of Office 2007. The blue and
| silver color schemes are in the "cool" color palette and the black is
| harsh. You definitely need to add "warm" colors to make it easier on
| the eyes. A mottled brown would be great, for example. Perhaps this
| is an issue only for older eyes (I'm 47), but the blue, silver and
| black are a pain to look at (literally) for an extended period of
| time.
|
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| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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|
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would you explain more about this, please ? thanks.

//onnn!


"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

You do realize that you can assign any theme to Office if you use a high
contrast theme, correct?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, Red asked:

| I just downloaded a trial version of Office 2007. The blue and
| silver color schemes are in the "cool" color palette and the black is
| harsh. You definitely need to add "warm" colors to make it easier on
| the eyes. A mottled brown would be great, for example. Perhaps this
| is an issue only for older eyes (I'm 47), but the blue, silver and
| black are a pain to look at (literally) for an extended period of
| time.
|
| ----------------
| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...c.office.setup

Change your theme to Windows Classic and select one of the high contrast
appearance options to change the menus and toolbars. Once selected, use the
advanced button to assign the colors you want.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, ohnonotnow! asked:

| would you explain more about this, please ? thanks.
|
| //onnn!
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| You do realize that you can assign any theme to Office if you use a
|| high contrast theme, correct?
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
|| How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
||
||
|| After furious head scratching, Red asked:
||
||| I just downloaded a trial version of Office 2007. The blue and
||| silver color schemes are in the "cool" color palette and the black
||| is harsh. You definitely need to add "warm" colors to make it
||| easier on the eyes. A mottled brown would be great, for example.
||| Perhaps this is an issue only for older eyes (I'm 47), but the
||| blue, silver and black are a pain to look at (literally) for an
||| extended period of time.
|||
||| ----------------
||| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
||| the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,
||| click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see
||| the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
||| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|||
|||
||
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...c.office.setup

I'm in a training class. One of the other class members is nearly blind and
is really struggling with the new color schemes. I just found this thread and
shared it with him. He can finally see the toolbars now. I'm not sure this
info is sufficiently well publicized for accessibility needs. Thank you. He
will be much more productive now.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Change your theme to Windows Classic and select one of the high contrast
appearance options to change the menus and toolbars. Once selected, use the
advanced button to assign the colors you want.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, ohnonotnow! asked:

| would you explain more about this, please ? thanks.
|
| //onnn!
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| You do realize that you can assign any theme to Office if you use a
|| high contrast theme, correct?
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
|| How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
||
||
|| After furious head scratching, Red asked:
||
||| I just downloaded a trial version of Office 2007. The blue and
||| silver color schemes are in the "cool" color palette and the black
||| is harsh. You definitely need to add "warm" colors to make it
||| easier on the eyes. A mottled brown would be great, for example.
||| Perhaps this is an issue only for older eyes (I'm 47), but the
||| blue, silver and black are a pain to look at (literally) for an
||| extended period of time.
|||
||| ----------------
||| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
||| the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,
||| click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see
||| the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
||| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|||
|||
||
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...c.office.setup

I just installed Office XP 2007. I hate the colors of everything. The more I
try to change things the worse it gets. it's awful. I am having trouble even
looking at it. It hurts my eyes! Please Help! I am ready to go back to my old
version.

"Red" wrote:

I just downloaded a trial version of Office 2007. The blue and silver color
schemes are in the "cool" color palette and the black is harsh. You
definitely need to add "warm" colors to make it easier on the eyes. A
mottled brown would be great, for example. Perhaps this is an issue only for
older eyes (I'm 47), but the blue, silver and black are a pain to look at
(literally) for an extended period of time.

----------------
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...c.office.setup

Just to clarify, the High-Contrast color schemes were no help to him either
as shown. The important piece of the explanation was that using those
schemes, he could change the colors using Advanced.

"Sherlock" wrote:

I'm in a training class. One of the other class members is nearly blind and
is really struggling with the new color schemes. I just found this thread and
shared it with him. He can finally see the toolbars now. I'm not sure this
info is sufficiently well publicized for accessibility needs. Thank you. He
will be much more productive now.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Change your theme to Windows Classic and select one of the high contrast
appearance options to change the menus and toolbars. Once selected, use the
advanced button to assign the colors you want.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, ohnonotnow! asked:

| would you explain more about this, please ? thanks.
|
| //onnn!
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| You do realize that you can assign any theme to Office if you use a
|| high contrast theme, correct?
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
|| How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
||
||
|| After furious head scratching, Red asked:
||
||| I just downloaded a trial version of Office 2007. The blue and
||| silver color schemes are in the "cool" color palette and the black
||| is harsh. You definitely need to add "warm" colors to make it
||| easier on the eyes. A mottled brown would be great, for example.
||| Perhaps this is an issue only for older eyes (I'm 47), but the
||| blue, silver and black are a pain to look at (literally) for an
||| extended period of time.
|||
||| ----------------
||| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
||| the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion,
||| click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see
||| the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
||| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|||
|||
||
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...c.office.setup

The disconcerting thing is that Office does not appear to be even remotely
connected to the setting for Windows. There are only THREE color schemes and
NONE OF THEM are even close to visually effective. I cannot even tell which
window has the focus. Office should revert to and use the same theme
structure as Windows.

"Donna" wrote:

I just installed Office XP 2007. I hate the colors of everything. The more I
try to change things the worse it gets. it's awful. I am having trouble even
looking at it. It hurts my eyes! Please Help! I am ready to go back to my old
version.

"Red" wrote:

I just downloaded a trial version of Office 2007. The blue and silver color
schemes are in the "cool" color palette and the black is harsh. You
definitely need to add "warm" colors to make it easier on the eyes. A
mottled brown would be great, for example. Perhaps this is an issue only for
older eyes (I'm 47), but the blue, silver and black are a pain to look at
(literally) for an extended period of time.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...c.office.setup