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# How do I use themes to brand a course?

Themes set a course's colours, fonts, and logo. Apply a ready-made preset from the course editor, or use a custom theme from your Brand kit.

A theme controls the visual style of a course: its colours, fonts, and logo. You can apply a ready-made preset theme in a couple of clicks from the course editor, or use a custom theme created in your Brand kit so every course matches your organisation's branding.

## Apply a preset theme

1. Open the course you want to style.  
2. In the top-right of the course editor, click the **Design** icon (the palette of swatches).  
3. Scroll to browse the **Preset themes**.  
4. Click a preset to apply it instantly and preview how the course looks.  
5. Publish your changes when you're happy, so learners see the updated design.

## Custom themes

Custom themes are built in the Brand kit and then appear alongside the presets in the Design panel. To access Brand kit, select **Brand kit** from your courses dashboard. You can also click the **Design** icon (the palette of swatches) from within a course, which you'll find at the top of your screen. Creating and configuring custom themes is covered in the Brand kit article.

## Frequently asked questions

### What can a theme control?

A theme sets your course's colours, fonts, and logo, so the whole course has a consistent look.

### Do I have to theme every screen by hand?

No. Applying a theme restyles the whole course at once, so you get a consistent look without editing each screen.

### Where do custom themes come from?

You create them in your Brand kit. Once saved, they appear in the course editor's Design panel alongside the preset themes.