# Tab Strip background defaults to white

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-background-defaults-to-white/35725>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 16, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-background-defaults-to-white/35725 "2020-06-16T20:26:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-background-defaults-to-white/35725/1 "2020-06-16T20:26:01Z")

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7.9.14. I have a dataset tag bound to a tab strip’s styles property. I want the background to be clear, opacity set to zero. Whenever I do this and apply it, I open the dataset again and it is right back to solid white. I can’t figure this out, what is happening?

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-background-defaults-to-white/35725/2 "2020-06-16T20:45:59Z")

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I changed my binding to custom property datasets instead of memory tag datasets. The custom property datasets held the clear background setting. The memory tag dataset always went back to white when set to clear.