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Tip Each time you choose a template category from the New page of the Backstage
view, it displays the template thumbnails with the default settings. You can experiment
with changes to the color scheme, font scheme, page size, and layout until you find the
combination you want.
Every publication, even a blank one, has a color scheme, a font scheme, and a set of
information associated with it. You can change these options after you create a publi-
cation, but you can save time by specifying all three at the time of creation.Changing the Color Scheme
A color scheme consists of eight complementary colors designed to be used for the
following elements of a publication:
● The Main color is for the text.
● The Accent 1 through Accent 5 colors are for objects other than text.
● The Hyperlink color is for indicating hyperlinks that have not been clicked.
● The Followed Hyperlink color is for indicating visited hyperlinks.
Understanding color schemes can help you create professional-looking publications
that use an appropriate balance of color. You are not limited to using the colors in a
publication's color scheme, nor are you limited to using the color schemes that come
with Publisher, but because they have been selected by professional designers based
on good design principles, using them ensures that your publications will be pleasing
to the eye.
The Color Scheme list in the Customize pane that appears when you select a publication
type displays four of the eight colors in each scheme—Accent 1 through Accent 4—to
give you an idea of the feeling evoked by that combination of colors. (By default, the
Main text color is always black.) When you select a color scheme in the Customize pane,
all the thumbnails in the center pane change to reflect that color scheme.
After you create a publication, you can switch to a different color scheme by clicking a
color scheme in the Schemes gallery on the Page Design tab.
Tip If the default color schemes don’t meet your needs, you can create your own by selecting
a starting color scheme (preferably one that is close to what you want), clicking Create New
Color Scheme at the bottom of the Schemes gallery, and then choosing colors in the Create
New Color Scheme dialog box. After you save the scheme with a name of your choosing, it
appears in the Schemes gallery, and you can apply it to any publication in the usual way.