How to create a general chart theme 1 In Outline, right-click Themes and choose New Report Item Theme. 2 In New Report Item Theme, specify the following information: In Name, type a name for the theme. In Type, select Chart. Choose OK. 3 In Chart Theme Wizard, select the first option, General, to define a theme. Choose Next. 4 In the chart theme builder, shown in Figure 15-4, define the style properties for the chart theme. Figure 15-4 Format Chart Theme page of the chart theme builder