https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156229

--- Comment #5 from Lupe <[email protected]> ---
I was able to follow the steps provided and successfully apply each theme.

I would say the challenge presents itself for beginner user personas. When the
theme does not apply, there is no indication that there is a previous step that
needs to occur to display all themes. There is a falsehood that since some of
the themes are able to apply and other themes do not then some users may think
it is a bug in the system. 

Another challenge is that following steps in the help page may be confusing to
some readers. 

https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/scalc/guide/design.html

The step by step instructions do not follow the direct explanation for the use
of the instructions and feels disjointed. It may be useful to rearrange some
information to reading flow more efficient. Also, in my system, I was unable to
find a 'change theme' icon in my toolbar. I may have missed it but, I provided
instructions below in the event that others may miss it. 

Possible Solutions:

1) 

a. I'm not too sure how feasible this is but perhaps including an icon next to
unapplied themes to trigger a box when hovered over providing a brief text box
explaining the prior step.

or

b. if no custom cell style is applied then themes cannot be opened/ used.

2) rewording the help page to something like this- 

Step-by-Step Guide to Apply a Theme to a Spreadsheet:

Before you format a sheet with a theme, you need to apply at least one custom
cell style to the cells on the sheet. Here's how you can do it:

a. Open the Styles tab.
b. In the lower list box, select the "Manage Styles" view.
c. A list of existing custom defined cell styles will be displayed.
d. Double click a name from the Styles window to apply this style to the
selected cells (i.e. 'Card')

Now that you have a custom cell style applied, you can proceed to apply a theme
to your spreadsheet:

a. Open the Format tab.
b. Towards the fifth section, select the "Spreadsheet Theme" 
b. The Theme Selection dialog will appear, listing the available themes for the
whole spreadsheet.
c. The Styles window will show the custom styles for specific cells.

In the Theme Selection dialog, choose the theme that you want to apply to the
spreadsheet by clicking onto the name.

Click "OK" to apply the selected theme.

Once you select a new theme in the Theme Selection dialog, the properties of
the custom style will be applied to the current spreadsheet, and you'll
immediately see the modifications in your spreadsheet.

I have provided mockup in attachment for first solution.

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