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Apply a theme to quickly format an entire document and give it a modern, professional look.

  1. Select Design > Themes.

    Options for themes in the Word ribbon

  2. Point to a theme to preview how it will look in your document.

  3. Select a theme.

Change the theme colors

  1. Select Design > Colors.

  2. Point to a color to preview how it will look in your document.

  3. Select a color scheme.

Change the theme fonts

  1. Select Design > Fonts.

  2. Point to a font to preview how it will look in your document.

  3. Select a font.

See Also

Change a theme and make it the default

Apply styles

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