# Re-usable Visual Themes

Maintain consistent styling across all your visualizations and presentations

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**:

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# Previewing and Applying Themes

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

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| 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:

1. **Extracts color schemes** from the presentation
2. **Creates themes** based on PowerPoint's theme colors
3. **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](https://docs.scoopanalytics.com/docs/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:

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## 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:

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| 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:

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## 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:

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## 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:

1. Document theme specifications (colors, fonts)
2. Recreate theme in each workspace
3. 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

# Related Topics

- [AI Generated Color Themes](ai-generated-color-themes) - AI-powered palette creation
- [Chart Types](chart-types) - Charts that use themes
- [Creating KPIs](creating-kpis) - KPI styling with themes
- [Canvas Objects](../Canvases/canvas-objects) - Canvas elements and themes