Record Selection in Tab Panel

My controller uses a tab panel with a found set for abstracted navigation purposes. The selected record has a different background color (bc2). When the form loads, the first record is selected by default and thus shows bc2. Is there a way to programmatically ‘de-select’ that record so that none of the records show bc2 until the user clicks?

I bet one option is to remove bc2 from the properties settings on that element, and then set it via the navigation method so that it only appears when the user clicks. But is there another way to do this?