Can we change the text/background color of an individual property in PropertyGrid

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Published on 2010-05-18T13:20:25Z Indexed on 2010/05/18 14:41 UTC
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I have a .NET PropertyGrid control which displays properties of some class. I want to change the color or font or background color(it doesn't matter just that they look different from the other displayed properties) of some property. I can do with writing custom editor but I was wondering

If an easier method exists?
If I use custom editor then how do i change the editor of built-in types like bool, int etc.

Thanks

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