Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Although it's not apparent, the background of the labels is transparent. Let's change
this property and then apply a theme color and effect.
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With the controls still selected, set the
Back Style
property to
Normal
.
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Click the
Back Color
property, and then click the
Ellipsis
button at the right end of
the property to display a menu containing two color palettes.
3
The colors in the Theme Colors palette reflect the color scheme that is part of the Wisp theme.
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The Ellipsis button has different names and serves different purposes for differ-
ent properties.
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In the top row of the
Theme Colors
palette, click the third swatch (
Light Green,
Background 2
) to change the background of all the controls to light green.
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If the palettes on the Back Color menu don't include a color you want to use,
click More Colors at the bottom of the menu, select a color on the Standard or Cus-
tom page of the Colors dialog box, and then click OK to set the color and add it to
the Recent Colors palette at the bottom of the menu.
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Set the
Special Effect
property to
Shadowed
, and the
Border Color
property to the
eighth swatch in the first row of the
Theme Colors
palette (
Olive Green, Accent 4
).
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Close the
Property Sheet
pane, and in the form, click away from the selected controls
to release the selection and display the results.
