How to add a disabled state to any control

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Here is a quick way to make any part of a control disabled:

  1. Add a Rectangle control and make it borderless
  2. Set its opacity to 75%
  3. Move and resize the rectangle to overlay your other control (Tabs Bar in this case)
  4. Group the controls together
Author

Peldi Guilizzoni
Peldi Guilizzoni

Founder and CEO @ Balsamiq

Questions or feedback? Email peldi@balsamiq.com.

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