Formatting panel controls
You can change the appearance of tab controls and slide controls and objects on panels. In addition, you can format:
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components of slide controls (the slide control area, slide panels, and the dots)
Note  Your formatting changes are saved to this layout only. To save changes as a style that can be applied to other panel controls, see Creating and working with styles for layout objects, parts, and the layout background. To save changes to a theme, see Saving a layout theme.
To format a panel control:
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To format a display state for a tab panel: In the Inspector, choose from the object state drop-down list (near the top of the Appearance tab).
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To format a component of a slide control: In the Inspector, choose Slide Control, Slide Control: Panels, or Slide Control: Dots from the object type drop-down list (near the top of the Appearance tab).
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Click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, click Appearance, then choose Line options in the Graphic area.
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Or, choose Line options in the formatting bar. If you don’t see the formatting bar, click Formatting Formatting bar button in the layout bar.
Select the tab control or slide control, click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, then click Appearance. In the Graphic area, for Corner radius, choose each corner that you want to have a rounded appearance and specify a value in points. The larger the value, the more a corner is rounded.
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Click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, click Appearance, and choose options in the Text area.
For Label Width + Margin of, Minimum of, or Fixed Width of, choose Inches, Centimeters, or Points, then enter a value.
Select the slide control and click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar. Click Appearance, then choose Slide Control: Dots in the object type drop-down list (near the top of the Appearance tab). In the Graphic area, choose a fill and choose Line options. Or, choose Line options in the formatting bar. If you don’t see the formatting bar, click Formatting Formatting bar button in the layout bar.
Select the tab control or slide control, click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, then click Appearance. In the Advanced Graphic area, select Outer Shadow. Click Edit button to change shadow effects.
Click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, click Appearance, then choose Slide Control: Panel in the object type drop-down list (near the top of the Appearance tab). In the Advanced Graphic area, select Inner Shadow. Click Edit button to change shadow effects.
Select the tab control or slide control, click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, then click Appearance. In the Advanced Graphic area, for Padding, specify values (in points) for Left, Right, Top, and Bottom.
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Related topics 
Making text bold, italic, highlighted, or setting other styles
Aligning or distributing objects
Showing text or field boundaries
Adding shadows and padding to layout objects