Word 2007

To Apply a theme:

• Select the Page Layout tab.
• Click the Themes command.

• Hover your pointer over a theme to see it displayed in the document.
• Left-click a theme to select it.

A document theme is a set of formatting choices that includes font styles, sizes, and colors for different parts of the document, as well as a set of theme effects such as lines and fill effects.

To create a custom theme:

• Open the document you'd like to format.
• Select the Page Layout tab.
• Click the Colors command.
• Select Create New Theme Colors. A dialog box appears.

• Use the drop-down menus to change the colors for each part of the document.

• Enter a name for the theme color.
• Click Save.
• Click the Fonts command.
• Select Create New Theme Fonts. A dialog box appears.

• Use the drop-down menus to change the fonts in the dialog box.
• Enter a name for theme font.

• Click Save.
• Click the Effects command, and select an option from the drop-down menu.
• Click the Themes command.
• Select Save Current Theme. A dialog box appears.

• Enter a theme name, and click Save. Now the theme is available to use with other documents.

You cannot apply a theme to a document without applying styles first. Themes look for and replace the formats of each of the styles.