MS Word screen turned black with white text!

Are you worried about this issue?

Well, keep your anxiety aside, and dont blame bugs for this problem.

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Your entire MS Word screen turned black with white text due to some change in the parameters.

As a traditional white background Word fan, I know how badly you want to fix this.

Lets turn the black into white!

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Just read till the end of this article to do this.

Why Your Word Screen becomes Black with White Text?

The word screen might turn black if you turn on the Dark Mode from your Windows 11.

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And MS Office is set automatically to the system theme configs.

Consequently, Word adopted the black screen.

There are also custom theme controls options in Word; you may have chosen the black theme.

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Dark Mode is the coolest edition from Microsoft, and every Dark theme lover is using it now.

This Mode is also blended into MS Word.

Dark Mode is a blessing for the eyes because it causes less eye strain than White light.

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But you might be the opposite who doesnt want a dark or black screen in the MS Word program!

And the reason behind this is justifiable.

Dark Mode is also added in the Word, but not all are a fan of this mode.

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For this, you might want to change it to White.

So, dive into the below section to fix it.

Also, check out our separate post on how toMicrosoft Word Read Aloud Stopped Working.

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I have found the actual reasons and solutions for this.

Here are the methods to fix a black word screen with white text in Windows:

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Thats why youre seeing the entire Word canvas changed to black.

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Lets change the theme to white to fix this issue.

Check out our separate post on how toFix: Microsoft Word Table Of Contents Not Updating.

you’re free to do this easily just need to go into the Word tweaks.

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Also read how toFix Export to PDF Error in Word.

So, disabling the contrast theme from the Windows controls will solve your problem.

The contrast theme is not user-friendly, and the user percentage is too low.

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Hardware graphics acceleration fixes problems such as Office components crashing or not working correctly.

So, disabling hardware graphics acceleration will fix the issue.

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verify if the black screen of MS Word changed to white or not.

Check out our separate post on how toDouble Space in Microsoft Word.

you might also turn off this dark screen in the Word app from your Mac.

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The steps are quite the same as fixing this issue from the Windows OS.

Try both options and choose which one is suitable for you.

I hope now you have fixed the black screen problem in Word from your Mac.

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FAQs

Can I change the document color to white while keeping the black theme in Mac?

you’re free to change the document color to white while keeping the black theme in Mac.

Simply click onWordand navigate toPreferences > General.

Click to choose the option labeled asDark mode has white page color.

What do you do when a Word document is black?

block the Dark Mode from the windows or Mac System parameters.

you’ve got the option to also choose a White theme instead of Black from Office Themes.

Why are my Microsoft pages black?

Microsoft has a new Dark Mode theme in the office.

Somehow, you have enabled or selected the black theme from the Office Account tweaks.

Some may find the Dark Mode super cool, but others may not.

Working in Microsoft Word with the traditional white-oriented UI is the best for those who are used to it.

I have shown how to fix that black screen in this article.

Disabling the Dark Mode from the Windows or Mac OS System controls will do the work.

you might also go for Words theme prefs and choose the white theme.

Hope to see you at the next one.

Let there be light in your Word canvas.