Using the Theme Editor

Use the Theme Editor to create and modify themes, which change the look of your application environment.

To create or modify a theme:

  1. In the tree pane on the left, select UIElement, Form, FormComponent , or an individual component type that you want to edit.
  2. Make edits in the properties grid pane on the right.

    When previews are available, the preview pane in the center displays the result of your edits.

  3. In the Theme Editor, use the options on the Style tab:
    • Specify the font
    • Delete a specified font
    • Specify or delete the font size
    • Specify the font style
    • Change font and background colors
    • Reset attributes to their original default values
    • Show or hide attribute descriptions
    • Add a form or component type theme class
    • Delete a theme class  
  4. Optionally, use the Options tab to make application-level theme settings:
    • Explorer style
    • Required field indicator
    • Group box style
    • Notebook style

    Use the drop-down lists to specify the desired attributes.

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