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+======================
+Customizing CodeMirror
+======================
+
+CodeMirror is the tool used to convert your code cells into editable cells.
+It has a number of configuration options, such as theming and syntax highlighting.
+You can edit all of these attributes in a cell with the following thebelab configuration:
+
+.. code:: html
+
+   <!-- Configure and load Thebe !-->
+   <script type="text/x-thebe-config">
+     {
+        // Additional options to pass to CodeMirror instances
+        codeMirrorConfig: {},
+     }
+   </script>
+
+You can use any of `the available CodeMirror configurations <https://codemirror.net/doc/manual.html#config>`_.
+For example, the following configuration changes the CodeMirror theme:
+
+.. code:: html
+
+   <!-- Configure and load Thebe !-->
+   <script type="text/x-thebe-config">
+     {
+       codeMirrorConfig: {
+           theme: "abcdef"
+       },
+     }
+   </script>
+
+The below code cell demonstrates this theme:
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <!-- Configure and load Thebe !-->
+   <script type="text/x-thebe-config">
+     {
+       requestKernel: true,
+       binderOptions: {
+         repo: "binder-examples/requirements",
+       },
+       codeMirrorConfig: {
+           theme: "abcdef"
+       },
+     }
+   </script>
+   <script src="https://unpkg.com/thebelab@latest/lib/index.js"></script>
+
+   <pre data-executable="true" data-language="python">
+   %matplotlib inline
+   import numpy as np
+   import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+   plt.ion()
+   fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+   ax.scatter(*np.random.randn(2, 100), c=np.random.randn(100))
+   ax.set(title="Wow, an interactive plot!")
+   </pre>
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+   <button id="activateButton" style="width: 120px; height: 40px; font-size: 1.5em;">Activate</button>
+   <script>
+   document.querySelector("#activateButton").addEventListener('click', thebelab.bootstrap)
+   </script>
+
+The above code should be styled according to the
+`CodeMirror abcdef theme <https://codemirror.net/demo/theme.html#abcdef>`_.
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    config_reference
    minimal_example
    howto/initialize_cells
+   howto/cm_customize
 
 
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