An object can be a table, chart, graphic, equation, or other form of information. When you apply a theme to a Word 2010 document tables, charts, SmartArt graphics, shapes, and other objects are updated to complement one another. If the built in themes that are provided with Word 2010 are not enough for you, you can always download more from Microsoft Office Online. Themes have names such as Office, Apex, Aspect, Civic etc. Colours, fonts and effects will change to those used in the theme. If you then hover your cursor over any theme, you will see a Live Preview applied to the whole document. If you click on the themes button you will see a gallery of thumbnail images representing the themes available for use. The themes gallery can be found on the Page Layout tab in the Themes group and Live Previews are available. This means that the document’s tables and charts will loook good together. You can apply a theme with one click and the theme affects the style of the whole document, providing a consistent look and feel across all its elements.
Themes make it easy to create stylish and matching documents, because the themes available in Microsoft Word 2010 are the same as those available in other Office 2010 programs. Unlike individual styles that you can apply to each element (tables, charts, etc), a theme affects all the content in your document. A theme in Microsoft Word 2010 consists of colours, fonts and effects.
