To format individual shapes, use the commands on the Format menu or the buttons on the Formatting toolbar.
To quickly copy all the formatting from one shape to another shape, use the Format Painter tool. Double-click the tool to copy the formatting from one shape to multiple shapes.
To add borders, backgrounds, or titles to your diagrams, drag a shape from the Borders and Titles stencil or the Backgrounds stencil onto the drawing page.
To apply a color or effect theme to your entire diagram, use the Theme Colors and Theme Effects task panes. On the Format menu, click Theme.
An effect theme includes formatting for fonts, fills, shadows, and lines.
Create a new color theme by clicking New Theme Colors in the Theme Colors task pane.
Create a new effect theme by clicking New Theme Effects in the Theme Effects task pane.
Copy a custom theme from one drawing to another by copying a shape from the drawing with the custom theme to the other drawing. You can delete the shape from the second drawing if you don't need it.