

Without this, a distraction free, "night mode" can be achieved by setting Word in Fullscreen, hiding its ribbons and using system Accessibility features (Display > Invert + Grayscale + Differentiate + Increase contrast + Display contrast up a notch).įinding the right highlight color is tricky as text color does not always invert, and Word for Mac appears to overlay a shade of the system highlight color. Word for Mac 2016 has a Focus Mode but it requires an Office 365 Subscription. More importantly, the highlight color needs to be more visible when in Accessibility high-contrast mode - which is great for distraction free or nighttime writing.


The system option requires Word to restart, which makes initial testing of colors tiresome but is a more coherent use of MacOS features. However changing page color is not desirable as this value is save in the document and applies only to the Page View. I have checked and both 'MacOS system highlight' and 'Microsoft Word page color' solutions are valid. Thanks all those who replied, as I was hunting for solutions :)
