That's a good tip, Kevin. I'll be sure to mention that in the next Quick Queries video. Personally, I almost never create a new database from a blank database file. I can't remember the last time I did, probably when I created the TechHelp free template. Since then, every database that I make is a copy of an existing database. I think a lot of developers do that. You have a base database that you start from that's got all the basics and the functions and the VBA and stuff that you want in it - the basic system tables and stuff. But for beginners, I can see this being helpful for sure.

I made my own customizable color themes for forms (see picture below).  All colors and other formatings are set at run time (when a form opens), so I don't need to set ANY color or format properties in design view, thus not having to worry about Microsoft changing defaults.

I borrowed the idea from HTML style sheets, where global formatting can be configured easily (relatively speaking).  

A form template only works for one type of form, so it can't do the kind of global formatting I need, which is applying the same formattings across multiple types of forms.  For instance, data entry forms would have one type of look, while non-data entry forms would have a different look, etc.