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**FrameWindow{PROP:TabBarColor, index} = color**

**color = FrameWindow{PROP:TabBarColor, n}**

PROP:TabBarColor is used to set the background color for the MDI tab created for target MDI Child windows.

//FrameWindow// is the label of the Parent APPLICATION structure

//Index// must be an integer number from 1-8. An index value of 1 sets or gets the background color of the Tab Bar (the default value is the COLOR_3DFACE system color). Other index values (2-8) are used for tab colors used on the tabs of subsequent MDI child windows.

This property is valid for MDI frame windows only. PROP:TabBarVisible must be set to TRUE for the frame; otherwise the PROP:TabBarColor property has no effect. Setting PROP:TabBarVisible to FALSE clears all previously set colors. The PROP:TabStyle must also be set to TabStyle:Colored.

**Example:**

** ****AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarLocation****} = ****MDITabLocation****:****Top**

**  AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarStyle****} = ****TabStyle****:****Default**

**  AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarVisible****}  = ****True**

** ****AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarColor****,****1****}  = ****Color****:****Blue**

**  AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarColor****,****2****}  = ****Color****:****Green**

**  AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarColor****,****3****}  = ****Color****:****Red**

**  AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarColor****,****4****}  = ****Color****:****Yellow**

**  AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarColor****,****5****}  = ****Color****:****Aqua**

**  AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarColor****,****6****}  = ****Color****:****Fuchsia**

**  AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarColor****,****7****}  = ****Color****:****Teal**

**  AppFrame****{****PROP****:****TabBarColor****,****8****}  = ****Color****:****Purple**

**See Also:** PROP:TabBarVisible [[prop tabbarstyle.htm|PROP:TabBarStyle]], [[prop tabsheetstyle.htm|PROP:TabSheetStyle]], [[prop tabbarlocation.htm|PROP:TabBarLocation]]