It depends on if you're talking about themes in Word 2007 or themes in a prior version and what you mean by 'applied' as a blank
document is just that, blank. What are you looking to have happen when you choose a theme for a blank document?

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Do document themes get applied on a blank Word document?

Please let me know ASAP
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