Themes are a powerful visual feature in Scoop that enable consistent styling across all your visualizations and presentations. Instead of manually formatting each chart, table, or canvas, define a theme once and apply it everywhere.

What Themes Control

Category	Settings Included
Color Palette	Chart colors, series colors, categorical colors
Typography	Font family, sizes, weights for titles and labels
Chart Styling	Gridlines, axes, legends, data labels
Table Styling	Headers, rows, alternating colors, borders
Canvas Elements	Backgrounds, object borders, shadows

Why Use Themes?

Benefit	Description
Brand Consistency	All visualizations match your corporate identity
Time Savings	Apply formatting instantly instead of item-by-item
Professional Output	Cohesive look across reports and presentations
Easy Updates	Change theme once, all visuals update
Collaboration	Share themes across team members

Accessing Themes

You can access themes by clicking on the Style tab in the right panel of Explorer, then clicking Switch theme:

Previewing and Applying Themes

Click on any theme to preview how it will look on your current visualization:

Action	Result
Click theme	Preview on current visualization
Apply	Make theme active for this visualization
Cancel	Return to previous theme

Built-in Themes

Scoop includes several pre-built themes:

Theme	Style	Best For
Default	Clean, professional	General business use
Dark	Dark background, light text	Presentations, screens
Light	Minimal, subtle colors	Documents, reports
Corporate	Formal, muted palette	Executive presentations
Vibrant	Bold, saturated colors	Marketing, highlights

Importing Themes from PowerPoint

When importing a slide presentation from PowerPoint, Scoop automatically:

Extracts color schemes from the presentation
Creates themes based on PowerPoint's theme colors
Generates AI recommendations based on colors actually used in slides

This allows you to maintain consistency between your PowerPoint decks and Scoop visualizations.

See AI Generated Color Themes for more detail on AI-powered theme creation.

Creating a New Theme from Scratch

Click the plus icon next to "Search themes" to create a new theme:

Step 1: Name Your Theme

Give your theme a descriptive name that identifies its purpose (e.g., "Q4 Sales Report", "Marketing Dashboard", "Executive Summary").

Step 2: Define Color Palette

Specify base colors and let Scoop's AI generate harmonious additional colors:

Setting	Description
Base Colors	Your primary brand or chosen colors
Palette Size	How many total colors to generate
AI Recommendations	Harmonious colors based on your base

Step 3: Expand the Palette

Add more base colors or increase the number of recommended colors:

Step 4: Confirm and Save

Once satisfied with your palette, confirm to create the theme. Other formatting settings start with defaults that you can modify later.

Modifying a Theme

After selecting a theme, modify any aspect in the Style tab:

Modifiable Settings

Color Palette

Action	How To
Change a color	Click color swatch, pick new color
Add colors	Click + to add to palette
Remove colors	Click X on color to remove
Reorder	Drag colors to new position

Typography

Setting	Options
Font Family	System fonts, Google Fonts
Title Size	Small, Medium, Large, Custom
Label Size	Axis labels, data labels
Font Weight	Normal, Bold

Chart Settings

Setting	Options
Gridlines	Show, hide, color, style
Axes	Color, thickness, labels
Legend	Position, style, visibility
Data Labels	Show, format, position

Table Settings

Setting	Options
Header Style	Background, text color, bold
Row Alternation	Colors for odd/even rows
Borders	Color, thickness, style
Cell Padding	Compact, normal, spacious

Overriding Theme Settings

You can override specific theme settings for individual visualizations without changing the theme itself:

Scenario	Approach
One chart needs different colors	Override colors for that chart only
Highlight specific data	Use custom color for one series
Special formatting	Override while keeping base theme

Overrides apply only to the current visualization and don't affect the theme or other visuals using it.

Theme Best Practices

Brand Consistency

Practice	Description
Use brand colors	Primary, secondary, accent colors
Match typography	Same fonts as corporate materials
Document theme	Share theme specifications with team

Color Selection

Guideline	Reason
Limit palette to 6-8 colors	Too many colors confuse viewers
Ensure contrast	Text readable on backgrounds
Consider accessibility	Distinguish colors for colorblind viewers
Use semantic colors	Green for positive, red for negative

Applying Themes

Tip	Description
Apply early	Set theme before building complex visuals
Test with data	Verify colors work with actual charts
Check dark/light	Ensure theme works in different contexts

Sharing Themes

Within Workspace

Themes created in a workspace are available to all workspace members:

Create theme once
All members can apply to their visualizations
Updates to theme affect all users

Across Workspaces

To use themes across workspaces:

Document theme specifications (colors, fonts)
Recreate theme in each workspace
Or export/import visualizations to transfer

Troubleshooting

Theme Not Applying

Verify theme is selected (check Style tab)
Refresh visualization
Check for overrides blocking theme

Colors Look Different

Verify color codes match expectations
Check monitor calibration
Ensure no overrides applied

Fonts Not Displaying

Confirm font is available in Scoop
Check browser font support
Try web-safe fallback fonts

Theme Changes Not Saving

Ensure you have edit permissions
Confirm changes before closing
Check for unsaved modifications

Re-usable Visual Themes