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My boss showed us an article that explained that the best color background was a subtle green. This was confirmed in r/Accounting of Reddit.

The process for Windows 7 is to click “Personalize” > “Window Color and Appearance” > “Advanced” > “Item” [dropdown menu] > “Window” > “Color 1” [dropdown menu] > “Other”

Set colors to:

Hue - 85, Sat - 123, Lum – 205

Is there a way to do this in Windows 10? I've been searching articles, but most suggest using an external .zip file to import. Sadly, I can't do that because my company does not allow admin privileges to employees.

Please help me (and my colleagues).

Liam
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Windows 10 has more limited color scheming options than Windows 7 at this point.

The available color selection is performed in Start > Settings > Personalization > Colors.

UPDATE: Adding colorization information for Excel

For Excel you can create a template (.xltx file) so that every NEW excel spreadsheet you open will begin with a default colored background.

  1. Create an image file of the desired shade in MSPAINT or similar. Save this file to your computer somewhere.
  2. Open Excel and create a new spreadsheet.
  3. In the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click Background.
  4. Select the image file you created previously and click Insert.
  5. Save this file as an Excel Template (.xltx) file.

Note: When you select the Excel Template file type in the Save As Type dropdown, you should be automatically taken to the Excel Custom Office Templates folder.

To apply this template:

  • When adding a new sheet to an existing workbook, or after opening a new workbook: right-click on the Sheet1 tab and select Insert, then select the template you saved. This will insert a new tab with the template applied.

  • When creating a new workbook: Open Excel, select File > New, click Personal and then select your template.

More information and uses can be found here: https://www.rondebruin.nl/win/s9/win016.htm

music2myear
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1) Hit the windows key + R, opening the run program

2) Type "regedit" to open the registry editor. This is dangerous and normally you should do it only if you are an advanced user and know what you are doing.

3) Click "yes" when Windows asks you if want to allow the program to make changes.

4) Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Colors. You should see a long list on the right, including "Windows" and probably the numbers 181 229 181. These are the RGB values for the color.

5) Click Windows and type in any numbers you like. I chose 181 229 181 which gives a nice funky green color.

6) Restart your computer to allow the changes to take effect.

user764634
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