Changing Theme Effects

Theme Effects are set of visual attributes that are applied to elements in a slideshow, and can be used to tune and customize a preset theme to suit your individual presentation needs.

You can set a new theme effect by accessing the "Theme" segment under the "Design" tab and selecting the "Effects" dropdown menu. This will display a selection of options which you can apply to your slide to tweak it in a number of ways.

Each theme option displays a graphic which implies the nature of that effect's use; for example, the effect "Verse" displays a graphic with shadowed text and objects, indicating that this theme will apply a "shadowing" effect to all elements within the slide, such as text, clip art, and drawn images. Many other options are available, and more can be downloaded through the Microsoft Office webpage.

[edit]When to Use This When you need to alter the preset options of an existing theme. To quickly apply an effect to all elements within a slide, instead of applying them one by one.

[edit]Additional Help

• A source of additional preset templates and effects for the entire Microsoft Office Suite, including Powerpoint: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT010152732.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA010357528