Use scroll bars, sliders, and galleries in panels

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Each panel in Microsoft Expression Design contains controls that let you modify or format paths and shapes, and offer lots of flexibility when you know how they work. Here's a quick rundown on how to get the most out of these controls.

When the contents of a panel become too long to display fully, a scroll bar appears along the right side of the panel. You can use the scroll bar to navigate in the panel.

The Properties panel displaying a scroll bar

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To navigate the panel using the scroll bar

  • Do one of the following:

  • Click and drag the scroll bar.

  • Right-click in the scroll bar and then click an option from the menu.

  • Click the arrows at the top and bottom of the scroll bar.

Using sliders

A slider is useful when you want to quickly fine-tune the value of an attribute, such as the opacity of a fill.

The Fill and Stroke Opacity sliders

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To adjust the value in a slider

  • Select a slider and do one of the following:

  • Drag the slider Cc294756.4e5995b1-3fea-43b2-bb30-1ca173d950e0(en-us,Expression.10).png up or to the right to increase the value, or down or to the left to reduce the value.

  • Click the slider, and type a numeric value.

Using galleries

Expression Design displays custom color swatches, brush strokes, and fonts in drop-down lists or galleries. A gallery is divided into three sections: Favorites, MostRecent, and Categories (named Typefaces in the Font gallery).

The Font Gallery

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  1. In the Properties panel, under Appearance, next to the Color Swatches, Brush Stroke, or Font displays, click the drop-down arrow to display the gallery.

  2. To select an item, click it.

  3. To move a selection to the Favorites section, drag it from the Most Recent, Categories, or Typefaces sections.