This darker mode is currently available to beta testers of Office 365, so it should be rolling out to all Word users in the coming months. This new Word dark mode update looks similar to what currently exists in OneNote, which has options to switch between a dark and light canvas. There will be a Switch Modes button in the Word ribbon to change between a dark and light canvas, and options in Word to permanently disable the dark canvas, too. Word will get a new switch mode button for its darker canvas. Reds, blues, yellows, and other bright colors will be “shifted slightly to mute the overall effect of the color palette” and match the dark background. “With Dark mode, you’ll notice that the previously white page color is now a dark grey/black.” While the canvas will change, colors in a document will also be adjusted. “This has been a long-requested feature from many of Office Insiders and we’re excited to make it happen,” explains Ali Forelli, a program manager on Microsoft’s Word team. Created by engineers from team Browserling. There are no ads, popups or nonsense, just an awesome horizontal image flipper. A future update to Word will include the ability to switch the canvas into dark mode, too. Just drag and drop your image and it will automatically get flipped horizontally.
Currently, Word has a dark mode that modifies the ribbon and toolbars, but the canvas stays bright white. The software maker has started testing an update to Word that will color entire documents in a dark canvas. Microsoft is improving the dark mode in Word to make it even darker.