New Outlook 365 dark mode

Jean-Yves M 40 Reputation points
2023-05-22T10:35:30.15+00:00

Hi,

I'm testing new Outlook 365. Is it possible like previous version to have dark mode for outlook but not for background mail ?

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  1. Khaled Elsayed Mohamed 1,335 Reputation points
    2023-05-22T10:45:43.67+00:00

    1-Open Outlook 365.

    2-Click on the "File" tab.

    3-Click on "Options".

    4-In the "General" tab, click on the "Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office" section.

    5-Under "Office theme", select "Black".

    6-Uncheck the box next to "Never change the message background color".

    7-Click on "OK" to save your changes.

    This will change the color scheme of Outlook to dark mode, but the background color of messages will remain the same.

    Here are some additional details about how to turn on dark mode in Outlook 365:

    On Windows, you can also turn on dark mode by clicking on the "Start" button and searching for "dark mode". Then, click on the "Turn on dark mode" setting.


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  1. Jean-Yves M 40 Reputation points
    2023-05-22T10:49:49.7833333+00:00

    I know this option in previous Outlook 365 version but in new version (based on webmail) I don't find the option.

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  2. Khaled Elsayed Mohamed 1,335 Reputation points
    2023-05-22T11:04:02.16+00:00

    mm....., can you try this:

    1. Go to Outlook 365 and log in.
    2. Click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the page.
    3. Select "View Settings" from the menu.
    4. Click on the "General" tab.
    5. Under "Appearance", select "Dark" from the "Dark Mode" dropdown menu.
    6. Uncheck the box next to "Never change the message background color".
    7. Click on "Save" to save your changes.

    This will change the color scheme of Outlook to dark mode, but the background color of messages will remain the same.

    also about how to turn on dark mode in Outlook 365 webmail:

    • You can also turn on dark mode by clicking on the "Dark Mode" button in the top right corner of the page.
    • If you are using a dark theme on your computer, Outlook 365 will automatically switch to dark mode.
    • if not, kindly check this info.:
      cutoff in September 2021, Microsoft Outlook 365 web version offered a dark mode feature, which allowed you to change the overall appearance of the interface to a darker color scheme. However, this dark mode setting applied to the entire Outlook interface, including the background of emails.

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