Default styles for text

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To specify default styles for text, type:

IOM.DefaultStyles.Labels[LabelStyleTypes.<type>].<property> = <value>

where <type> is one of the following label types. The type names start with lowercase L, not the number 1 or the letter I.

Label type	Description
lsBanner	Banner texts (from Info items)
lsCategory	Categorical response texts
lsError	Error messages
lsNavigation	Text on navigation buttons
lsQuestion	Question texts
lsTitle	Titles

Example: Default styles for texts

With IOM.DefaultStyles
  .Labels[LabelStyleTypes.lsQuestion].Font.Family =
      "'Comic Sans MS'"
  .Labels[LabelStyleTypes.lsCategory].Color = "blue"
  .Labels[LabelStyleTypes.lsNavigation].color = "red"
  .Labels[LabelStyleTypes.lsError].Font.Effects = FontEffects.feItalic
  .Labels[LabelStyleTypes.lsError].Color = "#FF00FF"
End With

produces:

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Another way of defining styles for categorical response texts is by category type. This approach allows you to use different styles for single and multiple choice responses and for exclusive responses. For more information, see Default styles for categorical response types.