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I am unable to set darkmode in Office 2010 pro plus as downloaded from the VLC. The reading pane for onenote, outlook, word, etc, remain white despite the border changing to black. I am on c2r, version 1808 10382.20010. I have checked for updates within the program and it says that I am up to date.
Dark Mode is available for Office 365 subscribers and non-volume licensing Office 2019 customers currently, it means these users can try this feature on Word, OneNote 2016, Outlook. (Please note, this feature is not available for all Office apps, such as Excel, PowerPoint.)
According to your description, Version1808 (Build10382.20010) is one of volume licensed versions. For more, please refer to 'Volume licensed versions of Office 2019'. So, this version does not include Dark Mode feature.
The following Office Home&Student 2019 (One of retail Office 2019 versions) includes this feature. After setting "Black" as a theme, it would show "Switch Mode" button under "View" tab to let us turn on or turn off this feature.
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Is there an intent to allow this feature for volume customers? It has been two years since it was announced.
Hi @daniel goldman
Thanks for your reply.
I want to help you, but so far, I have not searched for any statement from the Microsoft that adds Dark Mode for volume licensed Office 2019.
It's recommended to vote this thread 'Add Dark Theme / Night Mode' up or submit a new request for this feature on Microsoft Feedback forum.
Currently, I would also suggest you change the page color to be black to enhance the eye experience.
Thanks for your understanding.
Hi @daniel goldman
As this your reply is not the answer for your question, I transferred it to be a comment.
If you have any suggestions or workarounds on your issue, welcome to share with us in the form of an answer.
I am checking this thread, if you have any further issues, please feel free to let me know.
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I am using Office Pro Plus 2019 C2R Version 2209 (Build 15629.20156) and do not have the option for dark reading mode in Outlook. I have checked Word, and this view mode is enabled (happy times), however it is not available in Outlook - the sun/moon icons are not showing.
Can someone please help?
@Emily Hua-MSFT notification here just in case it didn't come through.
Since this is an old thread, it would be better to start a new one, I believe. Use the office-outlook-itpro tag (see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/topics/46487/office-outlook-itpro.html).
Generally, though, perpetual versions of Office, such as Office Professional Plus, do not receive the same updates as subscription versions.
Thanks @Stefan Blom , I will start a new thread.
As a side note, this thread specifically states that the mode is available for Non O365, Non-VLK Office 2019 Retail (which is what I have).