Apple Numbers not fully dark mode

Am I missing something, or is there no way to have the spreadsheets in Apple Numbers with a dark background? The rest of the interface is dark with OS Mojave but not the spreadsheet pages themselves. I was really hoping the entire Numbers interface (including the sheets background) would be dark as it is in Notes, Mail, and Calendar.

Posted on Sep 25, 2018 8:48 AM

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SGIII

Level 8

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Sep 25, 2018 11:35 AM in response to ninose

Seems to be more like Safari (and Mail with 'Use Dark Background for Messages' unchecked in Preferences).

jaxjason

Level 5

5,063 points

Sep 26, 2018 11:47 AM in response to ninose

agreed, i was rather disappointed as the white backgrounds have always been very bright at night for me. I always have to have my brightness set at a minimal level, which dulls all the other colors. Was hoping for true dark mode.

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