# Handling State
Certain options allow you to control which "state" they get applied to, by choosing a new value from a dropdown located at the upper-right:
The available states are listed below.
# Default
Activates as soon as the page is loaded.
# Focus
Activates when the component is given focus. This occurs when the component is clicked on, or tabbed into via the keyboard.
# Hover
Activates when the mouse cursor is above the component
# Selected
Activates when the component is "selected". For example, a tab button in the Tabbed Nav is considered selected after being clicked on.
# Expanded
Activates when a component is "expanded". For example, a Nav Dropdown item would be considered expanded when its dropdown content is being displayed.