Themes transform a Web site by applying a coordinated set of text and link colors, fonts, background graphics, table borders, link bar buttons, horizontal lines, and bullets to the site's pages. Each theme generates a different look and feel: For example, the Sumi Painting theme projects peace and serenity, and the Expedition theme creates an earthy, safari look. Themes won't do magic, but they can give you quick, easy access to home page decoration.

You can apply a theme to your entire Web site or to selected pages. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Open the Web site. To keep your site's look and feel consistent, apply the theme to the whole site in one go. To do so, in the Folder List, click the site's top-level folder (the first folder in the Folder List).

2. Choose Format, Theme. The Theme task pane appears. Here, you get a glimpse of the themes included with FrontPage.

3. In the Select a Theme area of the task pane, scroll down to peruse your choices, and then click the icon corresponding to a theme you like.

4. Depending on the options you want to use, near the bottom of the task pane, select one or more of the Vivid Colors, Active Graphics, and Background Picture check boxes. Then click the theme's icon again to apply the changes to your site. These check boxes give you a little control (but not much) over the appearance of theme elements:

• Vivid Colors: Select this option if you want to use a slightly brighter set of text, links, and graphic colors.
• Active Graphics: Active graphics allows FrontPage to create link bar buttons that change color or shape when clicked. Some themes also contain different page banners and bullets graphics.
• Background Picture: This option enables you to turn on or off the theme's background graphic.

If you don't like what you see, remove the theme by clicking the No Theme icon in the task pane's Select a Theme area.