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Change Background of an MDI Form

Hi all,

How can I change the BACKGROUND color of the MDI FORM in C#?

I changed it using the background color property but the color is not changed.

What should I do to perform this task?

Please help me out!!

Thanks in advance!!

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You can't for sorry change it!

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It always defaults to the default background color of a control.

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i tried something like this but it didnt work :

protected override void OnPaintBackground(PaintEventArgs e)
		{
			
			base.OnPaintBackground(e);
			Pen pen = new Pen(Color.Red, 3);
			Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 300, 300);
			e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(pen, rect);
			
		}
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