Apply your custom theme color

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Excel

Word

You can create a customized color scheme, also known as theme colors, in PowerPoint and use it in other Office applications.

Note:  Theme colors work more effectively when text is formatted by applying styles. For more information about how to apply a style, see Apply, change, create, or delete a style.

1. Open the document that you want to apply the new theme color to.

2. On the View menu, click Publishing Layout.

3. On the Home tab, under Themes, click Colors, and then click the theme color that you created.

   

See also

Use a different set of colors for a document

Excel

You can create a customized color scheme, also known as theme colors, in PowerPoint and use it in other Office applications.

Note:  Theme colors work more effectively when text is formatted by applying styles. For more information about how to apply a style, see Apply, create, or remove a cell style.

1. Open the workbook that you want to apply the new theme to.

2. On the Home tab, under Themes, click Colors, and then click the theme color that you created.

   

See also

Use a different set of colors for a document