How to Change Drop Down Colors in PowerApps
Changing each of the color properties of a drop down control in PowerApps can sometimes be a challenge and I always seam to miss one and I always need to go hunt for the correct property I missed. It’s probably my least favorite thing to do in PowerApps when I customize a color theme. So I put this cheat sheet together on how to change the drop down colors in PowerApps so that I can use, and hopefully you too, as a quick reference. Continue reading and you too will be an office power user!
Set Up Color Variable to Use in Drop Down
- Screen
- OnVisible: Set(gAppColor,DarkBlue) // Set your default color.
- Button
- Name: btnBlue
- OnSelect: Set(gAppColor,DarkBlue)
- Fill: DarkBlue
- HoverFill: ColorFade(DarkBlue, -20%)
- Color: RGBA(255, 255, 255, 1)
- Button
- Name: btnRed
- OnSelect: Set(gAppColor,IndianRed)
- Fill: IndianRed
- HoverFill: ColorFade(IndianRed, -20%)
- Color: RGBA(255, 255, 255, 1)
Set The Drop Down Properties
- Drop down
- SelectionFill: gAppColor
- ChevronBackground: gAppColor
- BorderColor: gAppColor
- HoverFill: ColorFade(gAppColor,50%)
- CheveronHoverBackground: ColorFade(gAppColor,-20%)
- PressedFill: gAppColor
Now you know how to change the Drop Down colors in PowerApps. For more ways to set your app color theme see my post on how-to-change-the-color-theme-in-powerapps-during-run-time/
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