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Adobe Developer Connection / Flex Developer Center /

Using Flex styles

by Kevin Hoyt

Kevin Hoyt
  • Platform Evangelist Adobe

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15 September 2008

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design Flex styling

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In this tutorial, Adobe Platform Evangelist Kevin Hoyt shows you how to use Flex styles to customize the default look and feel of your Flex applications. Discover what styles are and where to find them in the Flex documentation, and explore how to use them with the Flex Properties tab in Flex Builder.

Running time: 11:12

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