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We continue our overview of the changes in Workbooks for .NET v1.2.

ThemeColor Class

A ThemeColor class was added, which is used to represent a Theme‘s color.

The ThemeColor class has the following properties:

• Tint: the ThemeColor's tint. Values are from -1 (dark) to +1 (light); 0 by default.
• Type: the ThemeColor's type.

The available types for ThemeColor currently include:

• Accent1, Accent2, Accent3, Accent4, Accent5, Accent6
• Background1, Background2
• FollowedHyperlink, Hyperlink
• Text1, Text2

Note: properties that cover the same element are mutually exclusive. For example on the Fill class, setting a value on BackgroundThemeColor will set BackgroundColor to null, and vice versa.

Modify ThemeColor on Border and Font

A ThemeColor property was added to the Border and Font classes to specify the Theme’s colors. The ThemeColor property is of type ThemeColor.

// Setting the ThemeColor
using( var document = Workbook.Load( "testDoc.xlsx" ));
{
	var worksheet = document.Worksheets[ 0 ];

	// Border
	worksheet.Cells[ "B15", "C17" ].Style.Borders[ BorderType.Right ].ThemeColor = new ThemeColor( ThemeColorType.Accent1, -0.5d );

	// Font
	worksheet.Cells[ "C18" ].Style.Font = new Font() { ThemeColor = new ThemeColor( ThemeColorType.Text2, -0.5d ) };

	// save the modifications
	document.Save();
}

Modify BackgroundThemeColor and PatternThemeColor on Fill

Two new properties were added to the Fill class:

• BackgroundThemeColor: used for filling the background of a Cell, Row, Column or range; null by default.
• PatternThemeColor: used for filling a Cell, Row, Column or range; null by default. The Cell, Row, Column or range are filled based on the PatternStyle property.

Both the BackgroundThemeColor and PatternThemeColor properties are of type ThemeColor.

// Setting BackgroundThemeColor and PatternThemeColor
using( var document = Workbook.Load( "testDoc.xlsx" ));
{
	var worksheet = document.Worksheets[ 0 ];

	// Fill
	worksheet.Cells[ "C12" ].Style.Fill = new Fill() { PatternStyle = FillPattern.ThinDiagonalCrosshatch, BackgroundThemeColor = new ThemeColor( ThemeColorType.Background1, -0.5d ), PatternThemeColor = new ThemeColor( ThemeColorType.Accent4, -0.5d ) };

	// save the modifications
	document.Save();
}

Modify TabThemeColor on Worksheet

A TabThemeColor property was added to the Worksheet class to specify the theme color for the worksheet’s tabs; null by default. The TabThemeColor property is of type ThemeColor.

// Setting the ThemeColor
using( var document = Workbook.Load( "testDoc.xlsx" ));
{
	var worksheet = document.Worksheets[ 0 ];
	worksheet.TabThemeColor = new ThemeColor( ThemeColorType.Accent5, -0.5d );

	// save the modifications
	document.Save();
}

Modify Borders on Style

A Borders property was added on the Style class to customize the look of the borders. The Borders property is a BorderCollection type object.

The BorderCollection class has the following methods:

• SetDiagonals: Sets the DiagonalUp and DiagonalDown borders using the same lineStyle and color.
• SetInside: Sets the Horizontal and Vertical Borders using the same lineStyle and color.
• SetOutline: Sets the Left, Right, Top and Bottom Borders using the same lineStyle and color.
• SetThemeDiagonals: Sets the DiagonalUp and DiagonalDown Borders using the same lineStyle and themeColor.
• SetThemeInside: Sets the Horizontal and Vertical Borders using the same lineStyle and themeColor.
• SetThemeOutline: Sets the Left, Right, Top and Bottom Borders using the same lineStyle and themeColor.

// Setting the Borders on a Style
using( var document = Workbook.Load( "testDoc.xlsx" ));
{
	var worksheet = document.Worksheets[ 0 ];

	// Specify the borders
	var cellRange = worksheet.Cells[ "B15", "C17" ];
	cellRange.Style.Borders.SetInside( LineStyle.Medium, Color.DarkGreen );
	cellRange.Style.Borders.SetOutline( LineStyle.Medium, Color.DarkGreen );

	// save the modifications
	document.Save();
}

Modify Fill on Style

A Fill property was added on the Style class to customize the look of the fill. The Fill property is a Fill type object.

The Fill class has the following properties:

• BackgroundColor: the Color used for filling the background of a Cell, Row, Column or range; null by default.
• BackgroundThemeColor: the ThemeColor used for filling the background of a Cell, Row, Column or range; null by default.
• PatternColor: the Color of the pattern used for filling a Cell, Row, Column or range; null by default. This will be based on the PatternStyle property.
• PatternStyle: the Style of the pattern used for filling a Cell, Row, Column or range; FillPattern.None by default. These will be filled based on the PatternColor property.
• PatternThemeColor: the ThemeColor of the pattern used for filling a Cell, Row, Column or range; null by default. The Cell, Row, Column or range are filled based on the PatternStyle property.

// Setting the Fill on a Style
using( var document = Workbook.Load( "testDoc.xlsx" ));
{
	var worksheet = document.Worksheets[ 0 ];

	worksheet.Cells[ "C12" ].Style.Fill = new Fill() { PatternStyle = FillPattern.ThinDiagonalCrosshatch, PatternColor = Color.Green, BackgroundColor = Color.Blue };

	// save the modifications
	document.Save();
}

More to come in Part IV, stay tuned!

For more information, please refer to the la documentation.