Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2002

Choosing a New Slide Color Scheme

Each design template includes several color schemes from which you can choose. A color scheme is a set of eight coordinated colors that applies to the following parts of your slides:

• Background

• Text and lines

• Shadows

• Title text

• Fills

• Accent

• Accent and hyperlink

• Accent and followed hyperlink

For example, you may like a basic design template but prefer to use different colors. You may want to use the same presentation for both onscreen and overhead delivery, but they require different color schemes.

Applying a New Color Scheme

To apply a new color scheme to your presentation, follow these steps:

1. Click the Design button on the Formatting toolbar. The Slide Design task pane opens.

2. Click the Color Schemes link on the Slide ...