Returns or sets the paint style of controls on Form object at run time. Read-only at run time.
object.Appearance
The object placeholder represents an object expression that evaluates to an object.
The Appearance property settings are described in the following table.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Flat. Paints controls and forms without visual effects. |
| 1 | 3D (default). Paints controls with three-dimensional effects. |
If set to 1 at design time, the Appearance property draws controls with three-dimensional effects. If the form's BorderStyle property is set to Fixed Dialog (vbFixedDialog, or 3), the caption and border of the form are also painted with three-dimensional effects. Setting the Appearance property to 1 also causes the form and its controls to have their BackColor property set to the color selected for 3D Objects in the Appearance tab of the operating system's Display Properties dialog box.