Create a new theme

To create a new theme, you must change an existing theme and then save your changes under a new name.

1. On the Format menu, click Theme.
2. In the list, select a theme on which you want to base your new theme.

   Tip

   Select a theme that has the characteristics closest to the theme you want to create so that you have fewer elements to change. Or, select the Blank theme; its elements are very plain so that you can easily tell what you've changed.

    
3. Click Modify.
4. Do any of the following to modify the theme:

   Change the colors

   1. Click Colors, and then click the Custom tab.
   2. Under Theme color set, specify whether you want to change colors for the normal or vivid color set.
   3. In the Item box, click the item for which you want to change the color.
   4. In the Color box, specify the color you want to use.
   5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each item you want to change, and then click OK.

   Change the graphics

   1. Click Graphics.
   2. Next to Theme graphic set, specify whether you want to change graphics for the normal or active graphic set.
   3. On the Picture tab in the Item box, click the graphical element you want to change, and then specify the picture or pictures you want to use.
      To find the graphic in the current web site or file system, click Browse.
   4. If the graphical element you selected displays text, you can change the font by clicking the Font tab.
   5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each graphical element you want to change, and then click OK.

   Change the styles

   1. Click Text.
   2. In the Item box, click the item for which you want to change the style.
   3. Under Font, click a font to use.

      To view other options for changing the theme's style by using cascading style sheets as an inline style, click More Text Styles.

   4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each item you want to change, and then click OK.
    
5. Click Save As, type a name for the new theme, and then click OK.

Note  When you modify a preset theme, you must save your changes to a new theme; you cannot overwrite a preset theme.