How to Change PDF Background Color with 3 Free Methods

In PDF editor software like Adobe Acrobat, whether you can change the background color of the PDF document depends on the editability of the background.

On this page, you’ll learn some effective ways to change any PDF background color.

How to Change PDF Background Color With Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat allows you to change the PDF background color in two ways.

1. If you’re working with a PDF file with an editable background, you can easily change its content and background color in Preferences. This feature is available in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

2. If your PDF is image-based or a scanned document, the first method will not work. You’ll need to add a secondary background layer in Edit > Background > Add. However, you should note that the Background Editing feature requires an Adobe Acrobat Pro subscription.

In the following section, we’ll elaborate on the first method.

Step 1. Launch Adobe Acrobat Reader, click the hamburger Menu in the upper-left corner, and click Open to open the PDF.

Step 2. Click on the upper-left hamburger Menu again, and click Preferences in the dropdown.

Step 3. In the Preferences menu, Go to Accessibility from Categories.

Step 4. Go to Document Color Options to the right. Tick on Replace Document Colors > Click Custom Color > Set Page Background to white or any other your preferred background colors.

Step 5. That’s it! Now the PDF background color is changed.

How to Change PDF Background Color Through Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is a powerful document processing tool. It doesn’t only handle Word files, PDF files are also easy to handle with Microsoft Word. Whether you want to change the background color of a PDF, convert Word to PDF, translate PDF, change the text color in PDF, etc., Microsoft Word can provide you with the right solution.

Step 1. Open Microsoft Word and click “File-Open-Browse” to select a local file to upload PDF. (You will receive a pop-up window before opening to remind you that the format will be changed, but you can click “OK” to continue)

Step 2. Select “Design” in the ribbon, navigate to the “Page Color” drop-down menu at the top right, and select a color you like in the Chroma card to change the background color.

Step 3. After saving the document, you can upload it to PDFgear Online Word to PDF Converter for conversion.

How to Change PDF Background Color Using Google Docs

To save storage space on your device, more people may want to have a web-based online tool to help them change the background color of PDFs. It can not only help you manage your documents, but also provide you with the ability to translate PDFs, add comments, count words, and more. You also need only a few simple steps to change the background color of the PDF.

Step 1. Upload PDF documents to Google Drive and right-click to select the open method for “Google Docs”.

Step 2. Click “File – Page setup”, in the pop-up box to select the specific background color. You can choose “Page color” in the “Page” tab and select a suitable color to change the background color or you can also be in the “Pageless ” tab, and click the “Background” color for custom settings.

Step 3. Similarly, when you finish setting the background color, you can make Google Docs into PDF in PDFgear and then save it.

FAQs

How Can I Change the Background Color of a PDF?

It’s easy to change the background color of a PDF. You can install PDFgear PDF Editor to your desktop and then navigate to “View – Background” after uploading the PDF and choose a background color that you prefer.

How to Change the PDF Background Color Online?

Online processing tools are often a more popular choice. You can open the PDF in Google Docs, and then click “File – Page setup” to select your favorite color in the color card for the background setting. In this process, PDFgear can help you to convert the format.

How to Change the PDF Background Color on Mobile?

Because of the convenience, the cell phone is a great advantage at work. PDFgear is compatible with any device. So you can install a PDFgear software program on your cell phone. Then enter the preview mode in the “Background” drop-down menu to change the background color of the PDF.

How to Change the PDF Background Color in Adobe Acrobat?

Adobe Acrobat is such a professional PDF editor, you can certainly help to change the background color of the PDF. You just need to choose “Tools – Edit PDF”, and then click “More – Background – Add” in the secondary toolbar to complete the background color custom settings.

How to Change the PDF Background Color to White for Printing?

Sometimes you can change the PDF background to white for printing convenience. In PDFgear, you can adjust the option of Background to “Default”. Then you can find the background color of your PDF has become white.

Conclusion

Changing the PDF background color is a relatively simple thing because you only need a few simple operations to achieve it. Again, there are many solutions available to you here. If you have internet access, the online tool would be a more inclined choice for you. But an offline tool might be able to provide you with a more comprehensive solution in some way.