Change background color in Immersive Reader for OneNote

Applies To
OneNote for Microsoft 365 OneNote 2024 OneNote 2021 OneNote 2016 OneNote Immersive Reader
  1. Sign into your account at Microsoft365.com, select Word or OneNote. Open your document, or a notebook page and select View > Immersive Reader  Icon for Immersive Reader

    • For Outlook online, log in at Office.com, select Mail, and open an email. Select More Options  More icon , then Show in Immersive Reader.
  2. Select the icon that looks like two As to open Text Options.

    Text Options Menu in Immersive Reader p

  3. Under Themes, choose a color.

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