| Spread WinRT Documentation > Developer's Guide > Customizing the Appearance > Setting a Default Skin | 
You can set a default appearance or skin for the control using a resource.
The following image displays the Office2013 appearance.

The following resources are available:
This example sets the default skin to Office2010.
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| <UI:GcSpreadSheet HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="59,51,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="477" Height="257"> <UI:GcSpreadSheet.Resources> <ResourceDictionary Source="ms-appx:///GrapeCity.Xaml.SpreadSheet.UI/Themes/Office2010/generic.xaml"/> </UI:GcSpreadSheet.Resources> </UI:GcSpreadSheet> | |
This example sets the default skin to Office2010 using code.
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| this.gcSpreadSheet1.Resources.MergedDictionaries.Add(new ResourceDictionary() { Source = new Uri("ms-appx:///GrapeCity.Xaml.SpreadSheet.UI/Themes/Office2010/generic.xaml", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute) }); this.gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate(); | |
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| Me.GcSpreadSheet1.Resources.MergedDictionaries.Add(New ResourceDictionary() With {.Source = New Uri("/GrapeCity.Xaml.SpreadSheet.UI;component/Themes/Office2010/generic.xaml", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute)}) GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate() | |