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FIGURE 9.14
Selecting a theme element’s color- When the color customization is complete, assign a name for the custom color theme and
click Save.
When you close the Create New Theme Colors dialog box, you’ll see that the custom
color theme has been applied to the form or report currently open in Design view. If you
want to apply the new color theme to all the forms or reports in the application, open the
color theme list, right-click on the name of a custom color theme at the top of the list (see
Figure 9.15), and select Apply Color Scheme to All Matching Objects. If you have a
report open in Design view, the theme will be applied to all reports in the application. If,
on the other hand, you have a form open in Design view, all the forms in the application
receive the new color theme.
Even after applying a color theme, you can adjust the colors of individual items on a report (or
form, for that matter). Open the report in Design view, select the item to change, and choose its
new color(s) in the Property Sheet.Although not described or shown here, a similar dialog box is available (Create New Theme Fonts)
in the Fonts drop-down list in the Themes group on the Design tab. The Create New Theme Fonts
dialog box enables you to set up a custom font theme (heading and body fonts, and so on) to apply
to forms and reports. Creating custom fonts themes works just like adding your own color themes
to an application. Save the theme with a name you’ll recognize, and apply the font theme to forms
and reports as needed.