Where do you need better readability? You can control the fonts/colors used
in the message list (center pane) and to a small degree in the reading pane.
Navigation pane cannot be changed.

Message list: Change it using custom views.
Reading pane: Change it in tools, options, mail format, fonts. This usually
won't override HTML - but it is great for plain text.

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"Jonathan" jonathan7zerozero7(use numbers) at yahew dot usual domain wrote
in message ...
Diane,
I forgot that Outlook doesn't show the Ribbon at the main screen (where my
chosen panes make my daily view) I went to Word and changed back to
"Blue".
They call it a Scheme, not a Theme.

I had seen some instances of blue text in certain Outlook situations and
wanted better readability I associate with black text on screen.

Thanks for replying to help!

Looking forward to one of the Office2007 books hitting the shelves. I
especially hope for a Business Contact Manager-specific version.

Jonathan Rawle

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

do you mean the 'skin' or one of windows color schemes?

"skins" are changed in Word's Office button, Word options button (bottom
of
dialog) - Popular - Color scheme.

color schemes are controlled by windows.



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"Jonathan" jonathan7zerozero7(use numbers) at yahew dot usual domain
wrote
in message ...
I use Office2007 on a newish Toshiba tablet. I clicked a different theme
named "black" because I have wanted black text in my messages
on-screen.
It
seems to have dumped the ribbon bar and the QAT for the older menu
interface.
I did not "minimize" the ribbon: the tabs do not show.

Searching throughout menus and the help file turns up NO reference to
going
back to the default 2007 look and feel. (I still want to figure out how
to
require black text but I will put that off until I get the default
interface
back.

I am using the trial code (RTM). Other Office component programs show
the
ribbon.

Jonathan