What are all the inbuilt themes available in WinForms MessageBoxAdv control?

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Themes

MessageBoxAdv control supports below list of Themes.

Office2007 Style.
Office2010 Style.
Metro Style.
Office2013 Style.
Office2016 Style.

Office2007 Style

This Office2007 Style provides Microsoft Office 2007 like appearance for MessageBoxAdv control. The following Code samples demonstrates the same.

//Office2007 Theme Style
// set the theme style as Office2007
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Default;
//set the theme color as Black
 MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Black;
//set the theme color as Blue
 MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Blue;
//set the theme color as Silver
 MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Silver;
//set custom color
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Managed;
Office2007Colors.ApplyManagedColors(this, Color.Red);

'Office2007 Theme Style
'set the theme style as Office2007
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Default
'set the theme color as Black
 MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Black
'set the theme color as Blue
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Blue
 'set the theme color as Silver
 MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Silver
'set custom color  
MessageBoxAdv.Office2007Theme = Office2007Theme.Managed
Office2007Colors.ApplyManagedColors(Me, Color.Red)

Screenshot

Applied Office2007 style to MessageBoxAdv

Figure 1: Office2007 Style.

Office2010 Style

This Office2010 Style provides Microsoft Office 2010 like appearance for MessageBoxAdv control. The following Code samples demonstrates the same.

//Office2010 Theme Style
//set the theme style is Office2010 Theme
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010;
//set theme color as Black
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Black;
//set theme color as Blue
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Blue;
//set theme color as Silver
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Silver;
//set custom color
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Managed;
Office2010Colors.ApplyManagedColors(this, Color.Red);

'Office2010 Theme Style
'set the theme style is Office2010 Theme
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2010
'set theme color as Black
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Black 
'set theme color as Blue
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Blue 
'set theme color as Silver
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Silver
'set custom color
MessageBoxAdv.Office2010Theme = Office2010Theme.Managed
Office2010Colors.ApplyManagedColors(this, Color.Red)

Screenshot

Applied Office2010 style to MessageBoxAdv

Figure 2: Office2010 Style.

Metro Style

This Metro Style provides Metro application like flat appearance for MessageBoxAdv control. The following Code samples demonstrates the same.

//Metro Style 
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Metro;

'Metro Style 
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Metro

Screenshot

Applied Metro style to MessageBoxAdv

Figure 3: Metro Style.

Office2013 Style

This Office2013 Style provides Microsoft Office 2013 like appearance for MessageBoxAdv control. The following Code samples demonstrates the same.

//Office2013 Theme Style
// set the theme style is Office2013 Theme
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2013;
//set the theme color as DarkGray
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.DarkGray;
//set the theme color as LightGray
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.LightGray;
//set the theme color as White
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.White;

'Office2013 Theme Style
'set the theme style is Office2013 Theme
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2013
'set the theme color as DarkGray
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.DarkGray
'set the theme color as LightGray
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.LightGray
'set the theme color as White
MessageBoxAdv.Office2013Theme = Office2013Theme.White

Screenshot

Applied Office2013 style to MessageBoxAdv

Figure 4: Office 2013 Style.

Office2016 Style

This Office2016 Style provides Microsoft Office 2016 like appearance for MessageBoxAdv control.

The following Code sample demonstrates the same.

//Office2016 Theme Style
// set the theme style is Office2016 Theme
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2016;
//set the theme color as Colorful  
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.Colorful;
//set the theme color as DarkGray
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.DarkGray;
//set the theme color as White
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.White;

'Office2016 Theme Style
'set the theme style is Office2016 Theme
MessageBoxAdv.MessageBoxStyle = MessageBoxAdv.Style.Office2016
'set the theme color as Colorful  
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.Colorful
'set the theme color as DarkGray
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.DarkGray
'set the theme color as White
MessageBoxAdv.Office2016Theme = Office2016Theme.White

Screenshot

Applied Office2016 style to MessageBoxAdv