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Desktop Client Theme Selector

The look and feel of the Aeon Desktop Client, Staff Manager, and Customization Manager can be customized for each user using interchangeable skins. The skin selected by a staff user is saved to that staff member's account and will be persisted between sessions. You can also assign a skin to a custom layout template to use that skin as the default for the template.

Features​

  • Skin changes in the Aeon Desktop Client can be saved to a custom layout template with the save layout feature.
  • Saved skin changes can be restored when logging in on a different workstation.
  • Saved skin changes in the Aeon Desktop Client are persisted onto the Staff Manager and Customization Manager.
  • Skins can be selected and changed on the Staff Manager and Customization Manager but are not persisted past the session.

Selecting a New Theme​

New "Select Skin" menus available in the Aeon Desktop Client, Staff Manager, and Customization Manager. Please see the steps below to change the theme:

  1. Click the main menu icon (Desktop Client Theme Selector_360040202454.png)):

Desktop Client Theme Selector_27848607993107.png)

  1. Choose Select Skin.

Desktop Client Theme Selector_360040210354.png)

  1. Select a theme from the drop-down menu (e.g. Office 2016 Dark).
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To save the skin to an Aeon Desktop Client Layout, please see Saving Layout Customizations.

Theme Options​

There are 8 available themes which correspond to common Windows-inspired styles.

To view the pictures on a larger scale, click the image to expand.

Theme NameTheme Example
Office 2016 Colorful (Default)Desktop Client Theme Selector_360040205514.png)
Office 2019 ColorfulDesktop Client Theme Selector_360041038333.png)
Office 2016 DarkDesktop Client Theme Selector_360041038353.png)
Office 2013 Dark GreyDesktop Client Theme Selector_360041038373.png)
Office 2013 Light GreyDesktop Client Theme Selector_360041038393.png)
Visual Studio 2013 BlueDesktop Client Theme Selector_360041038893.png)
Visual Studio 2013 LightDesktop Client Theme Selector_360041038913.png)
Windows 7 ClassicDesktop Client Theme Selector_360040205934.png)