Can I apply a theme without changing the colors of my drawings?

[Stephanie]

When I apply a theme in PowerPoint, it changes the color of my drawings. Is
there a way to apply a theme that can change text and bullets and stuff, but
leave the color of figures as they are?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Don't know if the following applies.

Prevent chart colors from changing when you change the color scheme
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HP051950171033.aspx?pid=CH063500571033

Have you tried modifying a color scheme?
About color schemes
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HP051945331033.aspx?pid=CH063500571033

 

[Tony Jollans]

Themes are document-wide (or presentation-wide - but this is a Word group).
You can apply colours, fonts, and 'effects' independently but if you change
the colour scheme, say, it affects everything that uses theme colours -
text, graphics, whatever. If you want to be more selective in the changes
you apply, take a look at Quick Styles instead.