Designing new skins for online help AIR App

I hope to output my online help as an AIR application, and one thing I want to be able to do is customise the skin to make it on-brand with our existing applications and corporate look and feel.
I am using Robohelp x5, and Adobe CS3 Design Premium, but plan to upgrade both to the newest versions in the near future.
I have been looking around the web and nothing leaps out as a definite solution.
What do I need to edit and what application should I edit it in?
All thoughts and suggestions gratefully received.
BTW: I have seen the other posts on this subject and have submitted this to the 'Wish list'. However in the meantime I want to see if I can create a customised skin with the help of a developer. (Also can't figure how to move this post to the AIR Help forum!)

Adminstrator / Moderator,
I do believe I should have made this post in the AIRHELP category of the ROBOHELP forum instead.
If you agree, please can you move it accordingly.
Cheers,
Richard

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