Using Themes

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You can use a built-in color theme for cells, columns, rows, or sheets. The built-in themes are listed in the ThemeColor class. You can specify a color and a brightness level. A valid range of brightness is from -100 to 100. You can also set a theme for the control with the ThemeColors class.

Spreadsheet cells with themes applied on them

You can use font themes for cells, columns, rows, or sheets. The font themes are "Headings" and "Body".

You can also use XAML themes in the project that affect the control. The vertical and horizontal scroll bars change based on the XAML theme.

The following elements are changed in the GcSpreadSheet control when you apply a XAML theme to the project:

Vertical or HorizontalSplitBox
Vertical or HorizontalSplitBar
CrossSplitBar
CornerHeaderCellPresenter
RowHeaderCellPresenter
ColumnHeaderCellPresenter
CellPresenter
RangeGroupHeaderButtonPresenter
RangeGroupButtonPresenter

The following elements are changed in the filter drop-down window and filter button:

ColumnDropDownList
DropDownItemControl
AutoFilterDropDownItemControl
AutoFilterEditor
AutoFilterListBoxItem
SeparatorDropDownItemControl
AutoFilterCheckBox
AutoFilterListBox
FilterButton

The following elements are changed for the drag fill handle:

DragFillContextMenu
DragFillContextMenuItem
DragFillSmartTag

The following elements are changed for the tab strip:

TabStrip
TabStripNavigator
SheetTab

Using Code

The following example sets themes for the cells.

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gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 0, 2, 2].BackgroundThemeColor = "Accent 1 40"; gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[3,3].BackgroundThemeColor = "Accent 3 40"; gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0,0,2,2].ForegroundThemeColor = "Accent 6 40"; gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0,0,2,2].FontTheme = "Headings"; gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate(); private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 0, 2, 2].Text = "Test"; gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate(); }

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gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 0, 2, 2].BackgroundThemeColor = "Accent 1 40";
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[3,3].BackgroundThemeColor = "Accent 3 40";
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0,0,2,2].ForegroundThemeColor = "Accent 6 40";
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0,0,2,2].FontTheme = "Headings";
gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate();

        private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 0, 2, 2].Text = "Test";
            gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate();
        }

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GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0, 2, 2).BackgroundThemeColor = "Accent 1 40" GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(3,3).BackgroundThemeColor = "Accent 3 40" GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0, 2, 2).ForegroundThemeColor = "Accent 6 40" GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0, 2, 2).FontTheme = "Headings" GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate() Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles Button1.Click GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0, 2, 2).Text = "Test" GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate() End Sub

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GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0, 2, 2).BackgroundThemeColor = "Accent 1 40"
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(3,3).BackgroundThemeColor = "Accent 3 40"
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0, 2, 2).ForegroundThemeColor = "Accent 6 40"
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0, 2, 2).FontTheme = "Headings"
GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate()

Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0, 2, 2).Text = "Test"
GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate()
End Sub