2. In the Inspector, click the Appearance 
tab.
1. In Layout mode, select one or more fields.
2. In the Inspector, click the Appearance tab.
3. In the Graphic or Text area, select the options you want to use.
To | Do this |
Add a fill color to fields | In the Graphic area, for Fill, choose a color or specify a color gradient or image. See Filling with a color gradient or Filling with an image. |
Add borders to fields and set their attributes | In the Graphic area, for Line, choose options. |
Add borders between repeating fields | Click |
Change the shape of field corners | In the Graphic area, for Corner radius, choose each corner that you want to have a rounded appearance. |
Add text baselines and set their attributes | In the Text area, select Text baselines, and then choose options. |
If the current layout is set to show field boundaries in Layout mode, you may not be able to see some of the border effects that you have applied. To see the effects, do one of the following:
•Hide the field boundaries while in Layout mode: View menu > Show > Field Boundaries to hide them.
•Switch to Browse mode.
•You can set an option to show borders and fill on all records in a field in List View instead of on the current record only. See Showing field borders and fill for the current record.
•If you add a background fill for an interactive container, you can only use a solid color fill.
•To add or change borders between portal rows, see Formatting portals.
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