ComponentOne FlexGrid for WinForms
Customizing Appearance Using Visual Styles
FlexGrid for WinForms Task-Based Help > Customizing Appearance Using Visual Styles

To customize the appearance of C1FlexGrid using Visual Styles, set the VisualStyle property to Custom, Office2007Black, Office2007Blue, Office2007Silver, Office2010Blue, Office2010Black, Office2010Silver, or System. This property can be set either in the designer or in code. The following table describes each of the Visual Styles:

Visual Style Description
Custom Do not use any visual styles. Render the control using the styles and properties only.
Office2007Black Render the control with an appearance based on the Office 2007 Black color scheme.
Office2007Blue Render the control with an appearance based on the Office 2007 Blue color scheme.
Office2007Silver Render the control with an appearance based on the Office 2007 Silver color scheme.
System Render the control with an appearance based on the current system settings.
Office2010Black Render the control with an appearance based on the Office 2010 Black color scheme.
Office2010Silver Render the control with an appearance based on the Office 2010 Silver color scheme.
Office2010Blue Render the control with an appearance based on the Office 2010 Blue color scheme.

In the Designer

Locate the VisualStyle property in the Properties window and set it to Custom, Office2007Black, Office2007Blue, Office2007Silver, Office2010Blue, Office2010Black, Office2010Silver, or System. In this example, the VisualStyle property is set to Office2007Blue.

In Code

Add code to the Form_Load event to set the VisualStyle property to Custom, Office2007Black, Office2007Blue, Office2007Silver, Office2010Blue, Office2010Black, Office2010Silver, or System. The following code sets the VisualStyle property to Office2007Blue:

To write code in Visual Basic

Visual Basic
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Me.C1FlexGrid1.VisualStyle = C1.Win.C1FlexGrid.VisualStyle.Office2007Blue

To write code in C#

C#
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this.c1FlexGrid1.VisualStyle = C1.Win.C1FlexGrid.VisualStyle.Office2007Blue;

Custom Visual Style

No visual style is applied:


Office2007Black Visual Style

The Office 2007 Black color scheme:


Office2007Blue Visual Style

The Office 2007 Blue color scheme:


Office2007Silver Visual Style

The Office 2007 Silver color scheme.


Office2010Blue Visual Style

The Office 2010 Blue color scheme:


Office2010Silver Visual Style

The Office 2010 Silver color scheme:


Office2010Black Visual Style

The Office 2010 Black color scheme:


System Visual Style

The current system settings: