Customizing Your Theme

Overview

The Themes tab in the right panel gives you full control over the visual appearance of your document. From colorus and fonts to cards, content blocks, buttons, images, and page backgrounds — every visual element can be customized to match your brand or suit the purpose of a specific document.

Accessing the Theme Editor

1. Open any document in the editor

2. Click the Themes icon on the right panel

3. The Themes panel will open with all customization options

Colours

Customize the colour palette applied across your document.

1. Click on Colours in the Themes panel

2. Adjust your primary, secondary, accent, and background colours

3. Enter a specific colour using HEX, RGB, or HSL values, or use the colour picker

4. Changes are applied to the document in real time

   

💡 Pro Tip Use your brand colours consistently across all documents. If you set up your branding during onboarding, your brand colours will already be available as your Org Theme — select it to apply everything in one click.

Fonts

Customize the typography used across your document.

1. Click on Fonts in the Themes panel

2. Select your preferred Heading Font from the dropdown

3. Select your preferred Body Font from the dropdown

4. Adjust font sizes and weights if available

5. Preview the changes on the canvas in real time

   

Cards

Customize the design of card elements used in your document — such as pricing cards, feature cards, and team member cards.

1. Click on Design → Cards in the Themes panel

2. Adjust card styles including:

   • Border radius

   • Border colour

   • Shadow

   • Background colour

   • Padding

3. Preview the changes on the canvas in real time

   

Blocks & Contents

Customize how content blocks are styled across your document.

1. Click on Design → Blocks & Contents in the Themes panel

2. Adjust block styles including:

   • Background colour

   • Border settings

   • Spacing and padding

   • Content alignment

3. Preview the changes on the canvas in real time

   

Buttons & Links

Customize the appearance of all buttons and links in your document.

1. Click on Design → Buttons & Links in the Themes panel

2. Adjust button styles including:

   • Button colour

   • Text colour

   • Border radius

   • Hover state

3. Adjust link styles including:

   • Link colour

   • Underline behaviour

4. Preview the changes on the canvas in real time

   

Images

Customize how images are displayed across your document.

1. Click on Images in the Themes panel

2. Adjust image display settings including:

   • Border radius

   • Shadow

   • Image fit and alignment

3. Preview the changes on the canvas in real time

   

Page Background

Customize the background of your document pages. You can choose from solid colours, patterns, or custom images.

1. Click on Page Background in the Themes panel

2. Choose your background type:

   • Solid colour — Select a single background colour

   • Pattern — Choose from available background patterns

   • Image — Upload or select a background image

3. Preview the changes on the canvas in real time

   

💡 Pro Tip Keep your page background clean and subtle. A solid white or light background works best for most professional documents. Save bolder backgrounds for presentations or webpages where visual impact matters more.

Switching Between Themes

Proposal.biz offers several pre-built themes you can switch between:

• Org Theme — Your brand theme based on the branding extracted during onboarding

• Lavender Biz

• Majestic Violet

• Black & White

To switch themes:

1. Open the Themes panel

2. Browse the available theme options

3. Click on any theme to apply it to your document instantly

   

💡 Pro Tip Start with your Org Theme as the base and make small adjustments from there. This ensures your document stays on-brand while giving you flexibility to customize for specific audiences or use cases.

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