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you're already using a theme in your
presentation even if you don't know it
the default office theme is where this
color palette comes from also your theme
fonts and last but not least shape
styles so what exactly is a theme well
basically it's a set of design elements
that can be applied to your presentation
to give it a consistent professional
look themes are also extremely easy to
change once you've applied one so you
can try different styles and designs
anytime you want let's take a look at
how they work 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 different 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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