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Appearanceproperty

Returns or sets the paint style of the control on an MDIForm or Form object.

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Syntax

PROPERTY Appearance () AS AppearanceSettings
PROPERTY Appearance (BYVAL app AS AppearanceSettings)

Parameters

NameDescription
appOne of the constants listed below.

Description

Returns or sets the paint style of the control.

Remarks

The Appearance property works in conjunction with the BorderStyle property. For a truly flat look, Appearance is often set to 0 and BorderStyle to 0 (None).

Visual scope: It primarily influences the outer frame and the lines separating fixed headers. It does not directly change the background color or font, which are handled by properties like BackColor and Font.

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