PPT 2007 Theme Colors in Charts v. Smart Art

[NY Law Firm Trainer]

In a Chart Object with six data series in PPT 2007, when I apply "Style 2"
from the Chart Styles Gallery (presumably the most basic use of the theme
colors), those series colors now match the Accents 1 - 6 color settings in
the active Theme. I want to do the same thing for a SmartArt object, but when
when I choose the "Colorful - Accent Colors" option from the Change Colors
menu in the SmartArt Styles Gallery (what I would guess to be the most basic
use of theme colors here), the color array applied begins with Accent 2. No
matter how many bullets/shapes the SmartArt object is made up of, it uses
Accents 2 - 6 then starts again with #2. Am I doing something wrong, or is
there a logic to this I'm missing?

 

[Echo S]

No, you're not doing anything wrong, and there's no logic to it that I can
discern. I actually emailed a Microsoft contact about this a few months ago,
because it's annoying. I asked them to add an option that includes Accent 1
in the SmartArt color options in the next version of Office. I'm not holding
my breath, but I can hope!

Only way I know to get the first color in the SmartArt is to do it manually.