Answers.Body: <p>I changed the viewer preferences and it worked. Thanks</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Select an epub, press V (or View button); black on black, edge-to-edge.
  I would try changing viewer preferences, but that's a Button (on the [Ctrl-F11] control menu - no keyboard shortcut for viewer pref's?) and it's _all_ also black on black... Now what?
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Body: <p>I converted .docx file to .htm and convert it to .epub in Calibre. When i view it, the background color is black. How to change it?
  I tried change the css background color but it doesn't work.
  Any idea?</p>
  
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-11-25T15:54:37.630Z
Comments.Text: When you view it where? If you're using Calibre's viewer, you need to change the background color in the viewer preferences.
Comments.UserDisplayName: beaker
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-11-26T04:02:40.447Z
Comments.Text: I view it using Calibre's viewer and tried it too on my android phone using ReadEra and it is still black
Comments.UserDisplayName: PeterJ
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-11-26T04:06:25.887Z
Comments.Text: I tried change it. It worked. Thanks
Comments.UserDisplayName: PeterJ
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Title: Why my EPUB background is black?
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ThreadText: # Why my EPUB background is black?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-25)
  
  I converted .docx file to .htm and convert it to .epub in Calibre. When i view it, the background color is black. How to change it?
  I tried change the css background color but it doesn't work.
  Any idea?
  
  **Tags:** epub
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: When you view it where? If you're using Calibre's viewer, you need to change the background color in the viewer preferences.  
  > **username_0**: I view it using Calibre's viewer and tried it too on my android phone using ReadEra and it is still black  
  > **username_0**: I tried change it. It worked. Thanks  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2020-11-26. Score: 1
  
  I changed the viewer preferences and it worked. Thanks
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Select an epub, press V (or View button); black on black, edge-to-edge. I would try changing viewer preferences, but that's a Button (on the [Ctrl-F11] control menu - no keyboard shortcut for viewer pref's?) and it's _all_ also black on black... Now what?  
  
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