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In this articleThis topic applies to Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises). For the Power Apps version of this topic, see: Use a theme to create a custom look for your app You can create a custom look and feel (a theme), for your app by making changes to the default colors and visual elements provided in the uncustomized system. For example, you can create your personal product branding by adding a company logo and providing entity-specific coloring. A theme is created by using the customization tools in the user interface, without requiring a developer to write code. You can create, change or delete themes that are used in your organization. The theme customization is supported in the Web forms in Dynamics 365 for Outlook. You can define multiple themes, but only one can be set and published as the default theme. Use themes to enhance the user interface and create your product brandingTheming is used to enhance the app user interface, not drastically alter it. The theme colors are applied globally throughout the application. For example, you can enhance the following visual elements in the UI:
Solution awarenessThe theme is not solution aware. The changes made for an organization's theme aren’t included in solutions exported from the organization. The data is stored in the theme entity that can be exported and re-imported in other environment. The imported theme must be published to take effect. Copy and alter the existing themeThe easiest and quickest way to create a new theme is to clone and alter an existing theme, then save it, preview and publish.
The following screenshot shows the default theme setup. We cloned the default theme and changed the colors. The following screenshots show the new colors for navigation and highlighting. You can also choose a new logo for product. The following screenshot shows the new navigation color. The following screenshot shows the account entity grid with the new highlight color. Preview and publish a themeTo preview and publish a theme, do the following steps:
Best practicesFollowing are the recommendations for designing theme contrasts and choosing colors. Theme contrastWe recommend the following approach to providing contrast colors:
Theme colorsWe recommend that you don’t use a large number of different colors. Although you can set a different color for every entity, we recommend one of two patterns:
Custom theme considerationsYou should consider the following when planning on using custom themes:
See alsoQuery and edit an organization theme FeedbackSubmit and view feedback for What is a set of unified design elements for a document including colors font and effects?A theme is a set of unified design elements that provides a consistent look for a presentation by using color themes, fonts, and effects, such as shadows, shading, and animations.
Is a set of colors fonts effects and more that can be applied to your entire presentation to give it a consistent professional look?Themes. A theme is a set of colors, fonts, effects, and more that can be applied to your entire presentation to give it a consistent, professional look.
Is a predefined set of colors fonts and visual effects that you apply to your slides in PowerPoint for a unified professional look?A theme is a predefined set of colors, fonts, and visual effects that you apply to your slides for a unified, professional look. Using a theme gives your presentation a harmonious appearance with minimal effort.
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