Formatting panel controls


To	Do this
Change the fill of the front-most tab, the area of a slide control below the slide panels, or objects on a tab panel or slide panel	In Layout mode, select the tab control, slide control, or objects you want to change. (See Selecting and working with objects on panel controls.) Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click the Appearance tab, and choose a fill in the Graphic area. See Setting the fill, line style, and borders for objects, layout parts, and the layout background, Filling objects, layout parts, or the layout background with a color gradient, or Filling objects, layout parts, or the layout background with an image. Tip To apply the same fill to all tabs on a tab control, drag the arrow pointer to make a selection box that surrounds the tab control, then apply a fill.
Change the style and color of the border around a panel control	Select the tab control or slide control, then: •Click Inspector in the layout bar, click the Appearance tab, then choose Line options in the Graphic area. •Or, choose Line options in the formatting bar. If you don’t see the formatting bar, click Formatting in the layout bar. For more information, see Setting the fill, line style, and borders for objects, layout parts, and the layout background.
Change the shape of the corners of a tab control or slide control	Select the tab control or slide control, click Inspector in the layout bar, then click the Appearance tab. 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.
Place all tabs on tab panels to the far left, center, or far right, or spread them across the tab panels	Double-click the tab control. In the Tab Control Setup dialog box, choose from Tab Justification.
Change the format of a tab panel’s name	Select a tab control, then: •Click Inspector in the layout bar, click the Appearance tab, and choose options in the Text area. •Or, use the text options in the formatting bar. If you don’t see the formatting bar, click Formatting in the layout bar. Text options for a tab panel’s name apply to all panels. See Formatting text.
Change the width of all tabs in a tab control	Double-click the tab control. In the Tab Control Setup dialog box, choose from Tab Width. For Label Width + Margin of, Minimum of, or Fixed Width of, choose Inches, Centimeters, or Points, then enter a value.
Change the fill or the color and style of the border around slide control dots	Select the slide control and click Inspector in the layout bar. Click the Appearance tab, then choose Slide Control: Dots in the object type list (near the top of the 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 in the layout bar.
Add outer shadows to a tab control or slide control	Select the tab control or slide control, click Inspector in the layout bar, then click the Appearance tab. In the Advanced Graphic area, select Outer Shadow. Click to change shadow effects.
Add inner shadows to slide panels	Click Inspector in the layout bar, click the Appearance tab, then choose Slide Control: Panel in the object type list (near the top of the tab). In the Advanced Graphic area, select Inner Shadow. Click to change shadow effects.
Adjust the padding of a tab control or slide control to change its dimensions	Select the tab control or slide control, click Inspector in the layout bar, then click the Appearance tab. In the Advanced Graphic area, for Padding, specify values.