A template is an entire document file (or workbook, or presentation), but with a different extension to designate it a template rather than a regular document. (In PowerPoint, your choice of theme also affects a couple of other aspects of the presentation, such as background image and variants.) Themes have names, such as Facet, Integral, and Ion these names are the same across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, so you can use the same theme in each application for consistency.Ī theme is not the same as a template. At a minimum, it includes three elements: colors, fonts, and effects. What is a Theme?Ī theme is a named group of settings that you can apply to a document to change its appearance. Is a theme built into a document, or is it a separate file? Is a theme the same thing as a template? How do you share themes between applications? In this article, I hope to clear up some of the persistent confusion around what exactly a theme is and how it does its magic. They could tell you that a theme has something to do with styles, formatting, and colors, but if you press them for details, you get averted eyes and foot-shuffling.
Microsoft introduced themes back in Office 2007, but sad to say, most people don’t understand themes today any better than they did back then.
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