For instance, you might want to change the background's color or even use a picture as the document's background. However, when a document requires more, Word offers many visual possibilities. That's the way it should be though because most documents don't require special graphics and colors. Most documents are rather boring-the same black text on a white background. This article was first published in December 2011 and was updated in March 2019. In the following tutorial, Susan Harkins explains the process when using Word 2010.
Editor's note: In the video, Brandon Vigliarolo uses Microsoft Office 365 and walks through the steps of adding colors or images to the background of your Word documents.
