This sample shows how to use CSS to customize an app's look, or brand it, by restyling text, backgrounds, and controls. It also shows how to dynamically change the active style sheet. To learn more about styling Windows Store apps using JavaScript, see Quickstart: styling controls.
This sample is written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
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To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, go to Visual Studio 2013.
Note For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.
Related topics
- Quickstart: styling controls
- Quickstart: adding Windows Library for JavaScript controls and styles
- Windows 8 app samples
- Roadmap for apps using JavaScript
- Plan for branding apps
- style element
Operating system requirements
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Build the sample
- Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.
- Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.
Run the sample
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.