A theme in Visio is a set of colors and effects that you can apply to a drawing with a single click. Themes are a quick way to give your drawings a professionally designed look.
You can change colors for all shapes (or certain shapes) at once by applying a theme.
Apply a theme
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On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the More arrow
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Hold your mouse pointer over a theme to see a preview on the drawing page.
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Click the theme to apply it.
Clicking a theme applies it either to the current page or to all pages in your drawing, depending on the option setting. To change the setting, right-click a theme, and then click Apply to Current Page or Apply to All Pages.
Quick tips:
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To remove the current theme from all shapes, on the Design tab, in the Themes group, click No Theme.
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To remove the theme from selected shapes, on the Home tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Remove Theme.
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Some themes also contain a background color. To apply the new background color with the theme, on the Design tab, in the Backgrounds group, click Backgrounds and select the background that you want.
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If you don’t want the theme background color to appear when you print, click File > Print > Print All Pages (or the first button under Settings), and then click No Background.
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After you apply a theme, that theme is applied to any shapes you add to the drawing. To temporarily disable this functionality, in the Themes group, click More
Prevent themes from affecting a shape
You may not want a theme to apply to every shape in a drawing. For example, if you have a traffic sign in your drawing, you probably do not want its fill color or pattern to change when you apply a theme.
To prevent themes from applying to a specific shape, you can either not allow themes for that shape or you can protect the shape from theme colors or theme effects.
Prevent a theme from applying to a shape
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Select the shape.
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On the Home tab, in the Shape Styles group, click More
Use a text, line, or fill color that doesn't change with the theme
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Select the shape.
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Do one of the following:
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On the Home tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Fill or Line, and then select one of the colors under Standard Colors.
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On the Home tab, in the Font group, click the Font Color
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See Also
Apply a theme and theme color to the diagram
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Open the diagram for editing.
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On the ribbon, select Design > Themes
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Select a theme from the list.
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On the ribbon, select Design > Theme Colors
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Select a theme color from the list.
