Step 15 – Apex Developer Day - Applying a New Theme

When you created the application, you selected the theme 15. You can change the look and feel of the application by changing the theme. You first create a new theme by selecting one from the Oracle Application Express Repository. To apply a new theme, perform the following steps:

1.	Click the down arrow next to Shared Components > User Interface > Themes.
2.	To create a new theme, click Create.
3.	Accept the default From the Repository and click Next >.
4.	From the Theme options, select the Theme 14 option. Click Next >.
5.	Click Create.
6.	To switch to the Modern theme, click Switch Theme.
7.	For Switch to Theme, make sure 14. Modern is selected. Click Next >.
8.	Notice that the page displays the compatibility between the two themes. This utility checks whether there is a template in the new theme to replace each of the templates in the current theme. The check marks in the Status column indicate that the templates are compatible. Click Next >.
9.	To confirm the theme switch, click Switch Theme.
10.	To see the new theme, click the Run Page icon ( ) at the top right of the page.
11.	Notice that the entire appearance of your application has changed. The color scheme has changed. Click the Application <n> link from the developer tool bar.