# Unable to Change Tab Colour Once Visited **URL:** \ **Category:** General Help\ **Created:** [February 6, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/unable-to-change-tab-colour-once-visited/2792 "2024-02-06T12:46:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Melissa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/melissa/32/2350_2.png) [@Melissa](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/Melissa)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/unable-to-change-tab-colour-once-visited/2792/1 "2024-02-06T12:46:57Z")
Hi, I want to change the colour of the tabs once they have been visited. I have tried (Theme or Article Style) \> Component Item \> Appearance \> Component Item Background Colors which does not change anything. Is it possible these settings are locked somehow? Even if I change the main colours in the theme (colours 5 and 6), nothing changes. ---
**Author:** ![hbailey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/hbailey/32/603_2.png) [@hbailey](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/hbailey)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/unable-to-change-tab-colour-once-visited/2792/2 "2024-02-06T13:08:44Z")
Hello and welcome, Melissa. You are correct on where to change them - but are you looking at them in Quick Preview? This view does not change because QP doesn’t know what has been clicked on. Try Live Preview - they should work there. HTH Helen ---
**Author:** ![Melissa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/melissa/32/2350_2.png) [@Melissa](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/Melissa)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/unable-to-change-tab-colour-once-visited/2792/3 "2024-02-06T14:21:52Z")
Hi Helen, thanks so much for your response and warm welcome! I was looking in Live Preview, and have double checked again. Still no change. Not quite sure what’s happening! I’ll keep playing around and see if anything changes. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![hbailey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/hbailey/32/603_2.png) [@hbailey](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/hbailey)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/unable-to-change-tab-colour-once-visited/2792/4 "2024-02-06T14:24:50Z")
Hi Melissa, Well, that IS odd, tried and tested here - do make sure you’ve checked which Article Style is applied to the relevant article and definitely adjusted it in that style as well as in the root theme. If all else fails, send the URL of your course to [support@intellum.com](mailto:support@intellum.com) and ask them to take a look for you - it is always easier to diagnose when they can see the course itself. Good luck! Helen ---
**Author:** ![hbailey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/hbailey/32/603_2.png) [@hbailey](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/hbailey)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/unable-to-change-tab-colour-once-visited/2792/5 "2024-02-06T14:45:03Z")
Melissa - are you in Desktop view or tablet, mobile? ---
**Author:** ![Melissa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/melissa/32/2350_2.png) [@Melissa](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/Melissa)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/unable-to-change-tab-colour-once-visited/2792/6 "2024-02-06T16:43:29Z")
Thanks so much Helen! I think I’ve double checked everything you’ve suggested. I will reach out to support if I don’t come right. I’m in Desktop view. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Leathes](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/matt_leathes/32/586_2.png) [@Matt\_Leathes](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/Matt_Leathes)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/unable-to-change-tab-colour-once-visited/2792/7 "2024-02-06T17:32:10Z")
So it looks like the ‘visited state’ isn’t set up for the ‘mobile view’ of this component - which explains why @hbailey isn’t seeing it in Quick Preview - as the size of the Quick Preview area tends to be fairly small by default, so the Tabs component will show in ‘mobile view’. As far as I can see that’s probably just an oversight so I’ll see about getting that fixed.