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Adding a tab control

You can add a tab control to a layout to organize objects and make data entry easier.

1.	In Layout mode, choose the layout you want from the Layout pop-up menu.

2.	In the status toolbar, do the following:

•	Windows: Click the arrow next to the Tab Control tool or the Slide Control tool and choose Tab Control, then drag the crosshair to draw the tab control.

•	OS X: Click and hold the Tab Control tool or the Slide Control tool and choose Tab Control, then drag the crosshair to draw the tab control.

Tip  You can also add a tab control by choosing Insert menu > Tab Control.

3.	To name the tab, in the Tab Control Setup dialog box, do one of the following:

•	For Tab Name, type a name for this tab panel.

•	Click Specify to create a tab label based on a calculation. See Specify Calculation dialog box.

4.	Click Create.

5.	Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create additional tab panels.

6.	If you want to apply the same style to all tabs in this tab control, select Tabs share single style.

Clear this checkbox if you want to apply a different style to each tab.

7.	For Default Front Tab, choose the panel you want in front when you switch from Layout mode to another mode.

When you switch to Layout mode from another mode, the front-most tab panel is the one that was last displayed in the previous mode.

8.	Choose Tab Justification options: Left, Center, Right, or Full.

9.	Choose Tab Width options: Label Width, Label Width + Margin, Width of Widest Label, Minimum of, or Fixed Width of.

10.	For Label Width + Margin, Minimum of, or Fixed Width of, choose a units option: Inches, Centimeter or Points, then enter a value in the box.

11.

Click OK.

12.	To add objects to the tab panel, use the layout tools in the status toolbar, choose from the Insert menu, or drag objects onto the tab panel.

For more information on adding fields and other objects, see Placing and removing fields on a layout and Drawing and inserting objects on a layout.

Notes

•	Use the Inspector to change the appearance of a tab control (for example, to make the corners rounded). See Formatting panel controls.

•	You can format the appearance of one or more tab panels to be conditional (for example, format a tab panel to appear red when a certain condition is met). See Defining conditional formatting for layout objects.

•	If you select and apply the Tabs share a single style option to an existing tab control, the style of the front-most tab is applied to all panels in the tab control.

•	You cannot place a tab control in a portal. However, you can place a tab control in a popover within a portal.

Related topics 

Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background

Changing a tab control

Selecting and working with objects on panel controls

Moving and resizing panel controls

Copying, duplicating, and deleting panel controls