Office 2003 Blue Style

Hi guys,

well... actually it's not really easy to describe my help request. i was in doubt to post it here or in the skinning apps forum. My OS is XP prof SP2 (always updated) with Occice 2003 installed. i always hated the light blue background of all the office apps (as shown in the linked picture above, an example of word), in my modest opinion it's simply disgusting!!

Example of Office Work 2003 Background Style

yesterday i was working with a fellow worker and i observed that its office (that seems to be same versione of mine) has a normal (and beatiful) grey background style, like all the other apps running on XP (as Firefox, for example, that i'm using right now)

how is it possible? i loaded the normal luna theme (no theme customization!); could someone help me to kill this disgusting blue background of my office apps?

Thanx for all your help. bye,

Marco

#391805

I believe Word and the other apps pick up their background color from the visual style, so you have to run some style other than Luna.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

#391832

Nah, ppoppe is right...it grabs some elements from the visual style.

-NC

#391870

yep agreed!!

#391880

Yes! i agree too!

i tried a lot of times to change the standard luna theme with other themes and i noted that also the visual style of the office apps changed.

but the problem is that i don't want change luna VS....

someone knows if with other office version (newer or older) the prob is solved?

thanx again

Marco

#391948

its very nice that blue, why change it

either change to windows classic or change the luna theme to silver and you'll get the ol' grey back.

#391992

OK, but i want to stay with luna blue!

and you're not right when you say that i can simply change to classic or other not luna blue style... because in this way office look it's horribly light silver/gray, and not the standard clear grey as the other xp standard apps; below i post a screenshot example link of autocad; it has the clear grey style i meaned right before, as all the standard xp apps, like firefox, MSIE, etc...

AutoCAD Screenshot Example

as a demonstration of what i say, below i posted a screenshot of word after i applyed a 3d part visual style... and it's the same with any VS "not luna"

as u can see it's not the same of the normal xp apps color style (as autocad posted before)

Word Screenshot with 3d Part Visual Style

#391995

Also probably wrong about this, but I think any version of Office before and including 2000 (maybe 2002) have a fixed appearance. Of course, that might just be because I've only been changing visual styles since I've had versions of Word after that point .

-NC

#392064

Also probably wrong about this, but I think any version of Office before and including 2000 (maybe 2002) have a fixed appearance. Of course, that might just be because I've only been changing visual styles since I've had versions of Word after that point .

-NC

#392101

well the only solution i can think of is using a program like windowblinds to change all the office windows , and using a skin that has a dark background which counteracts the lightening effect, although that too will look nasty.

i remember trying to get rid of this for a little while when i first got it too, then i thought, naa not worth it, i hardly have a problem with blue and i dont even use office so much

#392195

No, you're right. 2003 was the first to have this look.

Confirmed. I controlled right now the PC of my fellow worker and he has office 2002 installed... and its VS is exactly what i want.

As all of you wrote, at 99% there's no possibility to go back to old VS changing options in office 2003 setup... so i will go back to office 2002!!

actually i really hate the new VS of 2003!

Thanx

Marco

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