Brand colors in place of standard colors in word, excel and powerpoint for all O365 users

[psunith76]

I need to add brand colors into our default Word, Excel & PowerPoint for all our O365 users.





How can I add these customized colors?

How can I add more 6 colors, I need to add 10 colors

Can we rename “Custom Colors” to “Brand Colors”

How do I deploy this for all users across our O365 tenant

[Italophile]

Originally Posted by psunith76

I need to add brand colors into our default Word, Excel & PowerPoint for all our O365 users.
How can I add these customized colors?

You need to create a theme with your fonts and colors.

Originally Posted by psunith76

How can I add more 6 colors, I need to add 10 colors

Can we rename “Custom Colors” to “Brand Colors”

No, you cannot rename Custom Colors.
Adding custom colors requires editing of the theme xml. The simplest way to do this without hacking the xml is to obtain the BrightSlide add-in. This will add a ribbon tab which, among many other useful tools, has tools for editing theme colors and custom colors.

Originally Posted by psunith76

How do I deploy this for all users across our O365 tenant

The simplest way is to create your theme and apply it to the presentation (.potx/.potm) and document (.dotx/.dotm) templates that you use. For Excel users you will have to rely on users applying the theme as it is unlikely that they will be using templates.