# Change the Theme, Background, or Layout in Google Slides

You can customize how your presentation looks in Google Slides by changing the theme, background, or layout.

- **Theme:** A preset group of colors, fonts, background, and layouts.
- **Background:** The picture or color behind your slide's content.
- **Layout:** The way your text and images are arranged on a slide.

Computer AndroidiPhone & iPad

### Change theme

A theme is a preset group of colors, fonts, backgrounds, and layouts.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in [Google Slides](https://slides.google.com/).
2. At the top, click **SlideChange theme**.
3. On the right, click the theme you want.

**Note:** [Learn how to apply a theme to only one slide](https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/docs/e1gi00se6Bg;context-place%253Dtopicsearchin/docs/apply%2420theme%2420to%2420one%2420slide).

Change the background color or image

### Change background color

A background is the picture or color behind your slide's content. You can change the background color of one slide or the whole presentation.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in [Google Slides](https://slides.google.com/).
2. Choose a slide.
3. At the top, click **SlideChange background**.
4. To the right of "Color," click the box and choose a color. 
    - To add the color to one slide, click **Done**.
    - To add the color to the whole presentation, click **Add to theme**.

### Change background image

You can add an image saved in Google Drive or on your computer, then apply it to one slide or the whole presentation.

**Note:** Images must be a .gif, .jpg, or .png, and less than 50 MB.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in [Google Slides](https://slides.google.com/).
2. Choose a slide.
3. At the top, click **Slide Change background.**
4. To the right of "Image," click **Choose**.
5. Choose an image, then click **Select**. 
    - To add the image to one slide, click **Done**.
    - To add the image to the whole presentation, click **Add to theme**.

## Import new theme

**Note:** Your imported theme must be from an existing Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation. You can also [use your own image as the background for the entire presentation](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1705254#change_the_background_color_or_image).

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. At the top, click **Slide Change theme.**
3. In the bottom right, click **Import theme.**
4. Double-click the presentation you want to use.
5. Click the theme you want.
6. Click **Import theme.**

## Edit your theme colors

You can change the individual colors that make up your presentation's theme.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in [Google Slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/?tgif=d).
2. At the top, click **View Master.**
3. At the top, click Colors **.**
4. To the right, under "Theme colors," choose the color you want to edit from the drop-down. 
    - **To use a pre-set color:** Under "Default," click the color you want to use.
    - **To customize a color:** In the multi-colored square, click the color you want to use or enter a hex value.

## Change layout

A layout is the way your text and images are arranged on a slide.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in [Google Slides](https://slides.google.com/).
2. Select a slide.
3. At the top, click **Layout**.
4. Choose the layout you want to use.