Highlight current Record - Table and Form on a Preview screen

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I need some advice on a requirement I’m working on.

I’m using a Table and Form on a Preview screen. When I click on an item in the left container, it correctly highlights the selected record.
However, as soon as I click anywhere on the right container (the form), the highlight on the left side disappears.

How can I keep the selected record highlighted on the left container until I explicitly select another record or complete an action on the right container?

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Dhanush Pamarthi 8 on at

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Could you please confime me that you'r using template screen?

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11manish 3,029 on at

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Store the selected record in a variable and use that variable to control both the form and the row highlighting.

// Table/Gallery OnSelect
Set(varSelectedRecord, ThisItem)

Set the form's Item property:

varSelectedRecord

Use the variable for row highlighting:

If(
ThisItem.ID = varSelectedRecord.ID,
ColorValue("#D6EAF8"),
Color.White
)

This keeps the selected record highlighted even when the user clicks inside the form. The highlight will only change when another record is selected or when you explicitly clear the variable.

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Valantis 6,488 on at

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Hi @yashgoyal,

The highlight disappears because clicking the form shifts focus away from the gallery, clearing its TemplateFill selection state. Storing the selected record in a variable decouples the highlight from gallery focus.

Exact implementation:

Table/Gallery OnSelect:
Set(varSelectedRecord, ThisItem)

Form Item property:
varSelectedRecord

Table/Gallery TemplateFill property (this controls the row highlight):
If(ThisItem.ID = varSelectedRecord.ID, RGBA(214, 234, 248, 1), RGBA(0,0,0,0))

The key is using TemplateFill on the gallery template, not a separate rectangle or color control. TemplateFill is the correct property for row-level background color in the modern Table control and in classic galleries.

One extra tip: if the form has a Save/Cancel button and you want the highlight to clear after submitting, add Set(varSelectedRecord, Blank()) to your submit OnSelect. If you want it to persist across submits, just leave it.

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Valantis

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