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Chapter 23: Customizing ThemesPerformance Objectives

Create Themes Create Custom Theme Colors Create Custom Theme Fonts CHECKPOINT 1 Apply Theme Effects Save a Document Theme Edit Custom Themes Delete Custom Themes CHECKPOINT 2


Create Themes

As you learned in Chapter 1, documents you create in Word are based on a template called the Normal.dotm template.

This template provides default layout and formatting instructions and specifies the themes and styles that Word applies to your documents.


Create Themes…continued

This default template includes a number of built-in or predesigned themes, some of which you have been using throughout the chapters of this textbook to apply color, change fonts, and add effects to content in documents.

The built-in themes that are available in Microsoft Word are also available in Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.



A theme is a combination of colors, fonts, and effects. Within a theme, you can change one or all of these elements

with the buttons in the Themes group in the Page Layout tab.



You can use the default theme, named Office, change to one of the other built-in themes, or create your own custom theme.

A theme that you create displays in the Themes drop-down gallery under the Custom section.



Themes group

The buttons in the Themes group in the Page Layout tab display a visual representation of the current theme.


Create Custom Theme Colors

To create custom theme colors:1. Click the Page Layout tab.2. Click the Theme Colors

button in the Themes group.3. Click the Create New Theme

Colors option.4. Select the new background,

accent, or hyperlink colors.5. Type a name for the custom

color theme.6. Click the Save button.

Create New Theme Colors option


Create Custom Theme Colors…continued

Change a theme color byclicking the color button andthen clicking the desired colorat the drop-down palette.

Click the Reset buttonto reset color back tothe default.



After you have made all desired changes to the theme colors, click in the Name text box, type a name for the custom theme colors, and then click the Save button.

Name text box



If you change the colors at the Create New Theme Colors dialog box and then decide you do not like the changes, click the Reset button located in the lower left corner of the dialog box.

Reset button



To display your custom theme colors:1. Click the Page Layout

tab.2. Click the Theme Colors

button in the Themes group.

3. Select your custom theme.

custom theme



When you click a color button in the Create New Theme Colors dialog box, color sets display in columns in a color palette.

If you want more control over colors (e.g., you want to use a color at a percentage other than those listed in a column), click the More Colors option that displays at the bottom of the color palette.



Standard tab

This displays the Colors dialog box, which contains two tabs, a Standard tab and a Custom tab.



Custom tab

With the Custom tab selected, click the desired color in the color square and fine-tune the color by dragging the slider button (left-pointing arrow) on the vertical slider bar that displays at the right side of the color square.


Create Custom Theme Fonts

To create custom theme fonts:1. Click the Page Layout tab.2. Click the Theme Fonts


3. Click the Create New Theme Fonts option.

4. Choose the desired fonts.5. Type the name for the

custom theme fonts.6. Click the Save button.

Create New Theme Fonts option


Create Custom Theme Fonts…continued

Create New Theme Fonts dialog box

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CHECKPOINT 11) Documents you create in Word

are based on a template called this.a. Normal.dotmb. Default.dotmc. Office.dotmd. Standard.dotm

3) This is the default theme name.a. Defaultb. Standardc. Officed. Normal

2) A theme is a combination of colors, fonts, and these.a. symbolsb. effectsc. shapesd. pictures

4) The Themes group is located in this tab.a. Homeb. Insertc. Reviewd. Page Layout

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Apply Theme Effects

To apply a theme effect:1. Click the Page Layout

tab.2. Click the Theme

Effects button in the Themes group.

3. Click the desired effect at the drop-down gallery. Theme Effects

button


Save a Document Theme

To save a document theme:1. Click the Page Layout tab.2. Click the Themes button in

the Themes group.3. Click the Save Current

Theme option.(continues on the next slide)

Save Current Theme option


Save a Document Theme…continued

Save button

4. Type a name for the custom theme.

5. Click the Save button.


Edit Custom Themes

To edit custom theme colors:1. Click the Page Layout tab.2. Click the Theme Colors


3. Right-click the desired custom theme.

4. Click the Edit option.5. Make the desired changes.6. Click the Save button.

Edit option


Edit Custom Themes…continued

To edit custom theme fonts:1. Click the Page Layout tab.2. Click the Theme Fonts



4. Click the Edit option.5. Make the desired changes.6. Click the Save button.

Edit option


Edit Custom Themes…continued

To reset the template theme:1. Click the Page Layout

tab.2. Click the Themes button

in the Themes group.3. Click the Reset to Theme

from Template option.

Reset to Theme from Template option


Delete Custom Themes

You can delete custom theme colors from the Theme Colors button drop-down gallery, custom theme fonts from the Theme Fonts drop-down gallery, and custom themes from the Save Current Theme dialog box.


Delete Custom Themes…continued

To delete custom theme colors:1. Click the Page Layout

tab.2. Click the Theme Colors



4. Click the Delete option.5. Click Yes.

Delete option



To delete custom theme fonts:1. Click the Page Layout

tab.2. Click the Theme Fonts



4. Click the Delete option.5. Click Yes. Delete option



To delete the custom theme:1. Click the Page Layout tab.2. Click the Themes button in

the Themes group.3. Click the Save Current

Theme option.4. Click the custom theme.5. Click the Organize button.6. Click the Delete option.7. Click Yes.

Delete option

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CHECKPOINT 21) You cannot create your own

what?a. themeb. theme effectsc. theme fontsd. theme colors

3) The Reset to Theme from Template option is available by clicking this button.a. Theme Effectsb. Theme Colorsc. Theme Fontsd. Themes

2) The Save Current Theme dialog box has many of the same options as this dialog box.a. Page Setupb. Theme Optionsc. Save Asd. Current Options

4) Delete a custom theme at this dialog box. a. Save Current Themeb. Delete Current Themec. Reset Themed. Cancel Theme

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