<Window x:Class="Styles.EventSetter" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="EventSetter" Height="300" Width="300"> <Window.Resources> <Style x:Key="MouseOverHighlightStyle"> <Setter Property="TextBlock.Padding" Value="5"/> <EventSetter Event="FrameworkElement.MouseEnter" Handler="element_MouseEnter" /> <EventSetter Event="FrameworkElement.MouseLeave" Handler="element_MouseLeave" /> </Style> </Window.Resources> <StackPanel> <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MouseOverHighlightStyle}">Hover over me.</TextBlock> <TextBlock Padding="5">asdf</TextBlock> <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource MouseOverHighlightStyle}">Hover over me.</TextBlock> </StackPanel> </Window> //File:Window.xaml.cs using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Data; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Imaging; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace Styles { public partial class EventSetter : System.Windows.Window { public EventSetter() { InitializeComponent(); } private void element_MouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { ((TextBlock)sender).Background = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.LightGoldenrodYellow); } private void element_MouseLeave(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { ((TextBlock)sender).Background = null; } } }