Change Theme Colors in PowerPoint
Choosing Theme Colors
Creating an appealing color palette for your presentation aids in the creation of a unified look and stimulates visual interest. On a screen, black and white text can quickly detract from your message, while bold, too-bright colors can distract an audience. Here's how a new theme color can help you improve the look and feel of your PowerPoint:• Step 1: select the Design tab.
• Step 2: Select a theme from the gallery.
• Step 3: Choose theme colors from the dropdown on the right side of the top panel.
Choosing Theme Fonts
If you like the color of a theme but not the font, you can simply change it. Here's a quick and simple way to change the font throughout your PowerPoint presentation:Step 1: Go to the View tab and select Slide Master.
Step 2: Go to Fonts and click Customize Fonts.
Step 3: Choose Create New Theme Fonts .
Step 4: Select a Heading font and a Body font
Step 5: Click Save
Creating Custom Themes
While there are numerous PowerPoint color schemes to choose from, you may want to create a truly one-of-a-kind presentation theme. This allows you to change the color of every accent, hyperlink, and background for a unique look and feel. Here's a step-by-step guide to making your own presentation theme:Step 1: Select the Design tab
Step 2: Click the down arrow in the Variants group
Step 3: Select Colors and click Customize Colors
Step 4: Select the entire color palette for your new theme
Now that you've created a truly personalized theme, you can add multimedia and music to finish your personalized and engaging PowerPoint presentation. A dynamic presentation can keep your audience captivated while providing memorable talking points, whether you're demonstrating your skills in class or kicking off a new project at a board meeting.
Consider how colors complement one another as you choose them for the theme. Choosing a color scheme can take some time and a lot of trial and error. If you want something that will always look good, choose a color scheme from our list of 101 color combinations, or use our color scheme tool to create your own.