PowerPoint 2013

Applying themes

All themes included in PowerPoint are located in the Themes group on the Design tab. Themes can be applied or changed at any time.

To apply a theme:

1. Select the Design tab on the Ribbon, then locate the Themes group. Each image represents a theme.
2. Click the More drop-down arrow to see all available themes.
   Clicking the More drop-down arrow
3. Select the desired theme.
   Selecting a theme
4. The theme will be applied to the entire presentation. To apply a different theme, simply select it from the Design tab.
   
   The applied theme

Once you've applied a theme, you can also select a variant for that theme from the Variants group. Variants use different theme colors while preserving a theme's overall look. Some variants also use different textures, as in the example below.

Applying a theme variant