Formatting tab controls
You can format tab control borders, and the position and appearance of the tab names. You can set the width of tabs in a tab control. You can format the background of a tab panel and change the appearance of tab borders.
You can also format objects on tab controls.
To format a tab control:
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In Layout mode, do one of the following.
 
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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 a tab panel, 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.
Place all tabs on tab panels to the far left, center, far right, or spread them out over the tab panels
Double-click a tab control. In the Tab Control Setup dialog box, choose Left, Center, Right, or Full from the Tab Justification drop-down list.
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Click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, then click Appearance. Choose options in the Text area.
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Or, use the text 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. In the Tab Control Setup dialog box, choose Label Width, Label Width + Margin, Width of Widest Label, Minimum of, Fixed Width of from the Tab Width list.
For Label Width + Margin, Minimum of, or Fixed Width of, choose a units option: Inches, Centimeter or Points, then enter a value.
To change the fill of a tab panel or objects in the tab panel:
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For more information, see Selecting and working with objects in tab panels.
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Click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, then click Appearance. Choose a fill in the Graphic area.
You can choose a solid color, a gradient, an image, or no fill. For more information, see Setting the fill, line style, and borders on objects, Filling an object or a layout part with a color gradient, or Filling an object or a layout part with an image.
Notes
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You can place a graphic under a transparent tab panel for a customized look. Press the tab key to move through transparent tab panels. For information on making a tab panel transparent, see Setting the fill, line style, and borders on objects.
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Related topics 
Making text bold, italic, highlighted, or setting other styles
Aligning or distributing objects
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