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Creating Your Own Theme
Choosing Effects for a Custom Theme from an Existing Theme
Unless you plan on editing XML files, you will have to re-use built-in effects from an exist-
ing theme for your theme. The thumbnails in the Effects drop-down offer very subtle clues
to the types of effects used in each theme.
The formatting galleries generally range from simple effects in the top row, moderate
effects in the middle rows, and extreme effects in the bottom row. If you open the Shape
Styles gallery on the Format ribbon, the first row is simple, the fourth row is moderate, and
the sixth row is extreme.
Open the Effects drop-down on the Page Layout ribbon. ...