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# Customize report settings and themes

> Customize Sigma report themes, fonts, colors, layout, and table styles. Tailor report branding and appearance to match your requirements.

You can also customize the look and feel of your report by editing your report’s [theme](#theme-settings) and [font](#font-settings), [color](#color-settings), [layout](#layout-settings) and [table style](#table-style-settings) settings. This document covers how to [configure your report theme and settings](#change-report-theme-and-settings).

See also [Customize element background and styles](/docs/customize-element-background-and-styles) for more information on customizing element padding, backgrounds, or corner sizes. To customize element size and position instead, see [Customize element size, position, and layering](/docs/customize-element-size-position-and-layering).

## User requirements

* You must be assigned an [account type](/docs/account-type-and-license-overview) with **Create, edit, and publish reports** permission. See [Account type and license overview](/docs/account-type-and-license-overview).
* You must enter **Edit** mode to configure the following.

## Change report theme and settings

To access report settings:

* Click the background of your report. From the side panel, select **Report settings**.

From **Settings**, you can:

* Edit your report’s theme settings, color settings and font settings to match branding and compliance standards
* Modify your layout style and layout settings to accommodate differently sized pages or screens
* Change table style settings to highlight important information

### Theme settings

Themes encompass a report’s color palette, fonts, and title and table text sizes, and are applied throughout the report once selected. Individual settings can be further modified.

You can choose a predefined theme for your report, or apply custom themes (report themes are shared across workbooks and reports). See [Create and manage workbook themes](/docs/create-and-manage-workbook-themes). To select a theme:

* In the **Theme** dropdown menu, select your desired theme.

### Color settings

The **Color** settings control text, button, background, element, and chart colors in a report.

| Setting                                                   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| :-------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Appearance**                                            | Select between a <img src="https://sigma-docs-screenshots.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Icons/theme-light.svg" alt="" /> **Light** or <img src="https://sigma-docs-screenshots.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Icons/theme-dark.svg" alt="" /> **Dark** theme for a report. |
| **Theme colors > Swap preset**                            | Set a predefined color theme for report text, buttons, background, and charts.                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Theme colors > Text**                                   | Sets the color of report text for your theme.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Theme colors > Highlight**                              | Sets the color of buttons, link text, and selection indicators in your theme.                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Theme colors > Surface**                                | Sets the color for element backgrounds, borders, and icons in your theme.                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **Override colors > Canvas**                              | Sets a custom color for the report canvas, different from the canvas color for the theme. Select <img src="https://sigma-docs-screenshots.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Icons/x-square_clear.svg" alt="" />  **Clear override** to restore the default.                |
| **Categorical colors/Sequential colors/diverging colors** | These are color schemes for the charts in your report. You can select a predefined palette or set custom colors to use for your charts.                                                                                                                             |
| **Invert visualization tooltips**                         | Inverts the theme's text and background colors in tooltips.                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

### Font settings

The **Font** settings control fonts throughout the report.

| Setting        | Description                                                                                           |
| :------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Text font**  | Sets the font for non-data report text, like element titles, element descriptions, and table headers. |
| **Data font**  | Sets the font for report data. The default is Roboto.                                                 |
| **Title font** | Sets the font size and color of element titles.                                                       |

Select **Revert to default** to undo your changes and reset the settings to the default. To customize text styles more granularly, see [Customize text typeface, size, and style in reports](/docs/customize-text-typeface-size-and-style).

The **Layout style** settings control the layout of report pages and elements.

| Setting                             | Description                                                                                                                  |
| :---------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Spacing**                         | Sets the size of spacing between elements.                                                                                   |
| **Corner**                          | Sets the shape of element corners. Choose from a square, rounded, or pill-shaped corner. The default is round.               |
| **Data element style > Padding**    | Sets padding for a data element. Select or deselect the checkbox to add or remove padding around a data or control element.  |
| **Data element style > Background** | Sets a custom background color for a data or control element. Set to **Auto** to match the element background for the theme. |

### Table style settings

The **Table style** settings control the format and display of tables, pivot tables, and input tables.

| Setting                 | Description                                                        |
| :---------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Table style presets** | Applies a preset to configure all table style options.             |
| **Cell spacing**        | Sets the padding around text within table cells.                   |
| **Grid lines**          | Determines how cell borders are displayed.                         |
| **Banding color**       | Choose a color to set as the background for alternating data rows. |
| **Header**              | Formats table headers.                                             |
| **Subheader**           | Formats subheaders *(applicable to pivot tables only)*.            |
| **Cell**                | Formats data cells.                                                |

Select **Revert to default** to undo your changes and reset the settings to the default.

## Related resources

* [Tutorial: Build and export a sales report](/docs/tutorial-build-and-export-a-sales-report)
* [Create and edit reports](/docs/create-and-edit-reports)
* [Add elements and data to a report](/docs/add-elements-and-data-to-a-report)
* [Edit report page order, visibility, and numbers](/docs/edit-report-page-order-visibility-and-numbers)
* [Customize text typeface, size, and style in reports](/docs/customize-text-typeface-size-and-style)
* [Customize element size, position, and layering](/docs/customize-element-size-position-and-layering)
* [Share and export reports](/docs/share-and-export-reports)