In Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, you can apply a format to selected text, or you can quickly and easily format an entire document to give it a professional and modern look by applying a document theme. A document theme is a set of formatting choices that includes theme colors (theme colors: A set of colors that is used in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.), theme fonts (theme fonts: A set of major and minor fonts that is applied to a file. Theme fonts, theme colors, and theme effects compose a theme.), and theme effects (theme effects: A set of visual attributes that is applied to elements in a file. Theme effects, theme colors, and theme fonts compose a theme.).
Note To change the color of hyperlink text, see Change the color of hyperlink text.
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Change the text color
In Office PowerPoint 2007, you can use the formatting options on the Mini toolbar to quickly format text. The Mini toolbar appears automatically when you select text. It also appears with the menu when you select text and then right-click.
The Mini toolbar appears automatically when you select text
- Select the text that you want to change, and then move your pointer to the Mini toolbar that appears with your text selection.
Tip If the Mini toolbar disappears, right-click the text.
- On the Mini toolbar, click Font Color, and then select the color that you want.
To change to a color that is not in the theme colors (theme colors: A set of colors that is used in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.), click More Colors, and then either click the color that you want on the Standard tab, or mix your own color on the Custom tab. Custom colors and colors on the Standard tab are not updated if you change the document theme (theme: A set of unified design elements that provides a look for your document by using color, fonts, and graphics.).
Note To change the color of hyperlink text, see Change the color of hyperlink text.
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Change the theme color
You can change the colors in your document (but keep the same document theme (theme: A set of unified design elements that provides a look for your document by using color, fonts, and graphics.)) by selecting a new theme color (theme colors: A set of colors that is used in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.). When you choose a new theme color, Office PowerPoint 2007 automatically formats various parts of your presentation with colors that are selected because they work together.
- On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click Colors.
- Under Built-In, click the theme color that you want to use.
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Create a custom theme color
Changes that you make to a theme color (theme colors: A set of colors that is used in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.) immediately affect your presentation. If you want to apply your changes to new presentations, you can save them as a custom theme color.
- On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click Colors.
- Click Create New Theme Colors.
- Under Theme colors, select the colors that you want to use.
The sample is updated automatically each time that you select a color.
- In the Name box, type a name for the new color theme, and then click Save.
For more information about themes and colors, see All about themes, Quick Styles, cell styles, and background styles.
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