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Visual Style Builder

Visual Style Builder is a standalone application that comes with the Telerik UI for WinForms suite. This application allows you to create new or edit the predefined themes. With Visual Style Builder you can:

For additional information about Visual Style Builder, please refer to this documentation section. Bellow the image you can find some videos as well.

Default Theme

As of R2 2023 SP1 Visual Style Builder uses the VisualStudio2022Dark theme as its default theme:

Figure 1: Visual Style Builder

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Changing Themes at Run Time with Telerik UI for WinForms
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Episode 1: Creating a Custom Theme for the RadScrollBar Component of RadScheduler
This video is the first in a series of videos about creating a custom skin for RadScheduler using Visual Style Builder for WinForms.In this video, you will learn how to begin using Visual Style Builder. You will also learn what components make up the RadScheduler. Finally, you will learn how to create a theme for the RadScrollBar component of RadScheduler.
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Episode 2: Creating a Custom Theme for the RadScheduler Component of RadScheduler
This video is the second in a series of videos about creating a custom skin for RadScheduler using Visual Style Builder for WinForms. In this video, you will learn how to create a custom theme for the actual RadScheduler component.
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Episode 3: Creating a Custom Theme for the RadForm Component of RadScheduler
This video is the third in a series of videos about creating a custom skin for RadScheduler using Visual Style Builder for WinForms. In this video, you will learn how to create a custom theme for the RadForm component of the EditAppointmentDialog.
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Episode 4: Creating a Custom Theme for the RadTextBox Component of RadScheduler
This video is the fourth in a series of videos about creating a custom skin for RadScheduler using Visual Style Builder for WinForms. In this video, you will learn how to create a custom theme for the RadTextBox component contained within the EditAppointmentDialog.
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Episode 5: Creating a Custom Theme for the RadDropDownList Component of RadScheduler
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Episode 6: Creating a Custom Theme for the RadSpinEditor, RadButton, and RadSeparator Components of RadScheduler
This video is the seventh in a series of videos about creating a custom skin for RadScheduler using Visual Style Builder for WinForms. In this video, you will learn how to create a custom theme for the RadSpinEditor, RadButton, and RadSeparator components contained within the EditAppointmentDialog.
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