Change a Document's Theme

Understand Themes of the Document

  • Themes are a combination of fonts, color palettes, and effects that control how the document will look and determine that Styles are available

  • Every document has a theme, and the default theme in Office 2010 is called Office

  • To see the current theme of the document, go to Page Layout tab > point to the Themes command

 

Apply or modify a document theme

Apply a theme for a document

  • Change the theme of the document before you change the Style
  • Go to Page Layout tab > Themes group > click the Themes down arrow > select a desired theme to apply for the document



Modify a document theme

  • Go to Page Layout tab > Themes group > click on the Colors, Fonts, or Effect down arrow change the format of theme

  • To create a new color for the theme, click on the Colors down arrow > choose Create New Theme Colors

  • To create a new font for the theme, click on the Fonts down arrow > choose Create New Theme Fonts