Style settings in Windows Forms MessageBox (MessageBoxAdv)

15 Jun 202113 minutes to read

This section explains the visual styles and customization support in MessageBoxAdv.

Visual Styles

MessageBoxAdv supports different visual styles for its appearance. Some of the available VisualStyles are as follows:

Default
Office2007
Office2010
Metro
Office2013
Office2016

Default

This option helps to set the Default theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Default;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Default

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Default Style in Windows Forms MessageBox

Office2007

Office2007 Style MessageBox is available in Tools Windows. You can replace the .NET MessageBox with new MessageBoxAdv that supports standard color schemes and custom color schemes in Office 2007 style, for consistent look and feel. Custom Icons support is also included in MessageBoxAdv. To display the Message Box, call MessageBoxAdv.Show method.

This option helps to set the following various color schemes:

Black
Blue
Silver
Managed

Black

This option helps to set the Black color scheme in office2007 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Black;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Black

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

office2007 in Windows Forms MessageBox

Blue

This option helps to set the Blue color scheme in office2007.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Blue;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Blue

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Blue Color theme in Office2007 theme

Silver

This option helps to set the Silver color scheme in Office2007 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Silver;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Silver

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Silver Color theme in Office2007 theme

Managed

This option helps to set the customize color scheme in office2007 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Managed;

Office2007Colors.ApplyManagedColors(this, Color.Red);

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Managed

Office2007Colors.ApplyManagedColors(Me, Color.Red)

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Custom theme in Office2007 theme

Office2010

This option helps to set the following various color schemes in Office2010 theme.

Black
Blue
Silver
Managed

Black

This option helps to set the black color scheme in Office2010 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Black;

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Black

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Black Color theme in Office2010

Blue

This option helps to set the Blue color scheme in Office2010 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Blue;

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Blue

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Blue Color theme in Office2010

Silver

This option helps to set the silver color scheme in Office2010 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Silver;

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Silver

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Silver color theme in Office2010

Office2010 Managed

This option helps to set the customized color scheme in Office2010 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Managed;

Office2010Colors.ApplyManagedColors(this, Color.Red);

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Managed

Office2010Colors.ApplyManagedColors(this, Color.Red)

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Custom theme in Office2010

Metro

This option helps to set the Metro theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Metro;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Metro

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Metro theme in Windows Forms MessageBox

Customization

In MessageBoxAdv, MetroColorTable is implemented for color customization of buttons and caption while applying Metro style in MessageBoxAdv. MessageBoxAdv can be customized by using the following properties:

MetroStyleColorTable property	Description
ForeColor	Gets or sets the fore color.
BackColor	Gets or sets the back color.
BorderColor	Gets or sets the border color.
CancelButtonBackColor	Gets or sets the CancelButtonBackColor.
CaptionBarColor	Gets or sets the caption bar color.
CaptionForeColor	Gets or sets the caption fore color.
CloseButtonColor	Gets or sets the CloseButton back color.
CloseButtonHoverColor	Gets or sets the CloseButton hover color.
AbortButtonBackColor	Gets or sets the AbortButtonBackColor.
IgnoreButtonBackColor	Gets or sets the IgnoreButtonBackColor.
NoButtonBackColor	Gets or sets the NoButtonBackColor.
OKButtonBackColor	Gets or sets the OKButtonBackColor.
RetryButtonBackColor	Gets or sets the RetryButtonBackColor.
YesButtonBackColor	Gets or sets the YesButtonBackColor.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Metro;

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.YesButtonBackColor = Color.FromArgb(82, 82, 82);

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.NoButtonBackColor = Color.FromArgb(82, 82, 82);

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.YesButtonForeColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255);

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.NoButtonForeColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255);

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(113, 113, 113);

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.CaptionBarColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255);

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.CaptionForeColor = Color.Black;

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255);

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.BorderColor = Color.FromArgb(24, 131, 215)
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Metro

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.YesButtonBackColor = Color.FromArgb(82, 82, 82)

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.NoButtonBackColor = Color.FromArgb(82, 82, 82)

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.YesButtonForeColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255)

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.NoButtonForeColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255)

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(113, 113, 113)

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.CaptionBarColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255)

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.CaptionForeColor = Color.Black

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255)

MessageBoxAdv.MetroColorTable.BorderColor = Color.FromArgb(24, 131, 215)

Customization in Windows Forms MessageBox

Office2013

This option helps to set the following various color schemes in Office2013 theme.

DarkGray
LightGray
White

DarkGray

This option helps to set the DarkGray color scheme in Office2013 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.DarkGray;

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2013;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.DarkGray

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2013

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question)

DarkGrey theme in Office2013

LightGray

This option helps to set the LightGray color in Office2013 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.LightGray;

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2013;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.LightGray

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2013

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

LightGray theme in Office2013

White theme

This option helps to set the white color scheme in office2013 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.White;

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2013;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.White

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2013

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

white theme in Office2013

Office2016

This option helps to set the following various color schemes in Office2016.

Colorful
White
DarkGray

Colorful

This option helps to set the colorful scheme in Office2016 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.Colorful;

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2016;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.Colorful

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2016

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

Colorful theme in Office2016

White

This option helps to set the white color scheme in Office2016 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.White;

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2016;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.White

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2016

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

White theme in Office2016

DarkGray

This option helps to set the dark color scheme in Office2016 theme.

C#
VB.NET
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.DarkGray;

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2016;

MessageBoxAdv.Show(this,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question);
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.DarkGray

MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2016

MessageBoxAdv.Show(Me,"Save changes?", "File Modified", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,MessageBoxIcon.Question)

DarkGray theme in Office2016