Is there a LibreOffice equivalent to microsofts office themes?
I've used MS office for many years now. Especially powerpoint. One of the strengths is that it defines and separates the concepts of template and theme. A theme can be saved and contains fonts, colours, and a set of images that can be reused every time you create a new presentation. This ensures that everyone in your organization uses exactly the same colours and fonts all the time. Now I know that you can download templates for LibreOffice, but I have not seen anything similar to the theme concept. The file extensions used in MS office are the following for the two concepts mentioned:
- Example Powerpoint template file name: mytemplate.pptx
- Example Powerpoint theme file name: mytheme.thmx
Now back to my question: Do these concepts and their separation exist in LibreOffice or OpenOffice? If so, how do I create them?
Yes, there is.
First create what you want your slide to look like, with the colours and fonts all correct. Then go to File -> Templates -> Save
.
Give it a name, then click OK. The window will disappear. Then go to File -> Templates -> Organize
.
A new window will open. Double click on the My Templates
folder (on the left), then select by clicking the template you just made.
Click on Commands -> Set as Default
Whenever you open a new LibreOffice Impress file, all the fonts / shapes / colours that you've set just now will be configured.
If you then send these instructions, along with the Impress template (saved in /home/USERNAME/Templates) to everyone else who need the style, you will all be using the same one.