# Customizing the Default Initial Appearance

Learn how you can set the default initial appearance for the Spread for ASP.NET component. Learn more in documentation.

## Content

You can set the default initial appearance.
The following API members are involved in the default appearance.

* [CommandBarInfo](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.CommandBarInfo.html) Background Property
* [DefaultSkins](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.DefaultSkins.html) Classic Property
* [DefaultSkins](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.DefaultSkins.html) Default Property
* FpSpread ScrollBar Properties ([ScrollBar3DLightColor](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.FpSpread.ScrollBar3DLightColor.html), [ScrollBarArrowColor](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.FpSpread.ScrollBarArrowColor.html), [ScrollBarBaseColor](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.FpSpread.ScrollBarBaseColor.html), and so on)
* [GroupInfo](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.GroupInfo.html) Background Property and Reset method

You can change the font size for the entire component using the underlying Web controls properties. For example, you can set the font size to 14 point using this command in code:

```vbnet
FpSpread1.ActiveSheetView.DefaultStyle.Font.Size = System.Web.UI.WebControls.FontUnit.Point(14)
```

You can set the default appearance to the version 3 appearance with the following code:

## Using Code

Set the [BackgroundImageUrl](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.Background.BackgroundImageUrl.html), [SelectionBackColor](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.SheetView.SelectionBackColor.html), and default header and corner styles.

## Example

This example shows how to set the control to the version 3 appearance.

```csharp
FpSpread1.CommandBar.Background.BackgroundImageUrl = NULL;
FpSpread1.Sheets[0].SelectionBackColor = Color.Empty;
FpSpread1.Sheets[0].ColumnHeader.DefaultStyleName = "HeaderDefault";
FpSpread1.Sheets[0].RowHeader.DefaultStyleName = "HeaderDefault";
FpSpread1.Sheets[0].SheetCorner.DefaultStyleName = "HeaderDefault";
```

```vbnet
FpSpread1.CommandBar.Background.BackgroundImageUrl = Nothing
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).SelectionBackColor = Color.Empty
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).ColumnHeader.DefaultStyleName = "HeaderDefault"
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).RowHeader.DefaultStyleName = "HeaderDefault"
FpSpread1.Sheets(0).SheetCorner.DefaultStyleName = "HeaderDefault"
```

## See Also

[ScrollBarTrackColor Property](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.FpSpread.ScrollBarTrackColor.html)
[ScrollBarFaceColor Property](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.FpSpread.ScrollBarFaceColor.html)
[ScrollBarHighlightColor Property](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-asp/FarPoint.Web.Spread/FarPoint.Web.Spread.FpSpread.ScrollBarHighlightColor.html)