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PowerPoint themes give you a quick and
easy way to change the design of your
presentation they control your primary
color palette basic fonts slide layout
and other important elements in this
example we're already using the default
theme which includes simple text on a
plain white background if we simply
switch to a different theme we can
change the overall look of the
presentation instantly to get started go
to the design tab then mouse over the
options in the themes gallery for a
preview as you can see the background
and the theme elements I've used are
changing including the fonts the colors
even the arrangement of the slide you
can also click the arrow in the bottom
right corner to see all of the themes at
once let's see I think this one looks
nice and simple to apply a theme all you
have to do is click the thumbnail and
the change will take effect immediately
now every slide has been given a fresh
new look including the picture slide
here another interesting thing about
themes is the fact that each one uses
its own set of slide layouts these
layouts control the way your content is
arranged so the effect can be pretty
dramatic if we go back to the gallery
for example and switch to a different
theme you can see how easy it is to
completely change the look of your
presentation why don't we go with this
one you can even try a
version of your current theme using the
variants on the right just mouse over
the options for a preview i think this
feature is really neat because it lets
you change your color scheme and fonts
without giving up the overall look of
the design keep in mind trying out
different themes like this will only
work if you take advantage of what they
have to offer that means sticking to the
built-in slide layouts and using theme
elements whenever possible let's take a
look at what happens if I change my
title text to a non theme color for
instance we'll go with the dark red here
at the bottom of the menu I'm also going
to change this to a non theme font at
this point if we go back to the design
tab and choose a different theme you'll
see that the text is going to keep the
formatting I applied no matter what even
if it doesn't work well with the design
now this doesn't mean you shouldn't use
non theme elements in your presentation
it's just good to know how they work so
you can use them to your advantage if
you don't like the way your changes have
turned out all you have to do is go to
the Home tab click the reset command and
PowerPoint will reset your current slide
to the default themes are a great option
for creating consistent
professional-looking presentations even
if you don't have much experience as a
designer they're easy to use and can be
changed at any time so don't be afraid
to experiment
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