# Tabs

> When you add the **Tab** control, it displays three tabs by default (**Tab 1**, **Tab 2**, **Tab 3**). Expanding each tab within the control exposes the following properties:

## General

When you add the **Tab** control, it displays three tabs by default (**Tab 1**, **Tab 2**, **Tab 3**). Expanding each tab within the control exposes the following properties:

* **Tab name** - The display name of the tab.
* **Page source** - The Apps page to import within this tab.
* **Hidden**- If true, hides the control at runtime.
* **Disabled** - If true, disables the control at runtime.

The following properties apply to the entire **Tab** control.

* **Add new tab** - Add new tab to your data by clicking the plus "+" icon.
* **Active tab index** - Navigate to a specific tab using this property. The index starts at 0. For example, if you have four consecutive tabs named "Tab1", "Tab2", "Tab3", and "Tab4", then "Tab1" has the index `0`, "Tab2" has the index `1`, "Tab3" has the index `2`, and "Tab4" has the index `3`.
* **Hidden**- If true, hides the control at runtime.
* **Disabled** - If true, disables the control at runtime.

## Events

* **Value changed**—Configure what happens when the value is changed.

## Style

* **Control Alignment** - By default, it is set to **Stretch**. A different alignment can be set.
  :::note
  The alignment is dependent on the layout selected for the parent (**Vertical** vs **Horizontal**).
  :::
* **Style** - The size of tabs and the color for an active tab.
* **Border** - The border for the control. Border **Thickness**, **Color**, and **Radius** can be configured.
* **Font** - The font attributes for the tab text, such as font family, size, or color. By default, the control inherits the font family of the immediate parent container which is indicated by the keyword "Inherited".
* **Margin** - The margin of the control. By default, a margin of 4px is set. **Top/Bottom** and **Left/Right** margin properties are combined. These properties can be detached using the **Link** button at the right side of the **Margin** section.
* **Size** - The width and height of the control. By default, the size is set to `auto`. To set minimum or maximum values, click the three dot icon (...). If the size of the control is smaller than the options, a scroll bar is displayed.

## Keyboard Shortcuts

For improved accessibility, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts in the tabs list from the **General** tab in the configuration panel:

* **Up** and **Down** arrow keys to change the selected tab.
* **Alt**+**Up** arrow key to move the selected tab up.
* **Alt**+**Down** arrow key to move the selected tab down.

## Example: Navigating to the next tab

This example shows how to navigate to the next tab of a **Tabs** control.

1. In your app, add a **Tabs** control and make it **Static**. It automatically created 3 tabs: "Tab 1", Tab 2", and "Tab 3".
2. Add two new pages and a **Button** control on each. Name the buttons "Tab 1 -> Next", and "Tab 2 -> Next" respectively.
3. For "Tab 1", in the **Page source** field, reference the previously added page which has the "Tab 1 -> Next" button.
4. For "Tab 2", in the **Page source** field, reference the previously added page which has the "Tab 2-> Next" button. Your app should look like in the following image:

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/apps/apps-docs-image-295008-09f78590.gif)

5. Create a rule for each **Button** control. The rule instructs the app to navigate to the next tab when you click the button.
6. Create an app variable of type **Int32** and name it "var_tab_index".
7. Select the **Tabs** control, and assign the variable `var_tab_index` to the **Active tab index** field.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/apps/apps-docs-image-295012-0ab6e051.webp)

8. Select the main page that contains the **Tabs** control, navigate to the **Events** tab, and create a rule for the **Loaded** event.
   1. Add the **Set Value** rule, and configure it as follows:
      * **Item To Set** - `var_tab_index`
      * **Value** - `0`, which is the index of Tab 1.
9. Select the page that contains the **Button** control named "Tab 1-> Next", navigate to the **Events** tab, and create a rule for the **Clicked on** event.
   1. Add the **Set Value** rule, and configure it as follows:
      * **Item To Set** - `var_tab_index`
      * **Value** - `1`, which is the index Tab 2.
10. Select the page that contains the **Button** control named "Tab 2-> Next", navigate to the **Events** tab, and create a rule for the **Clicked on** event.
    1. Add the **Set Value** rule, and configure it as follows:
       * **Item To Set** - `var_tab_index`
       * **Value** - `2`, which is the index Tab 3.

When you preview your app, clicking on the button in "Tab 1" navigates you to "Tab 2", and so on.

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/apps/apps-docs-image-295016-84a5fec8.gif)

## VB properties

| VB property | Data type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `ActiveTabIndex` | Integer | Index of the currently active tab. |
| `ActiveTabName` | String | Name of the currently active tab. |
| `Hidden` | Boolean | If true, hides the control at runtime. |
| `Disabled` | Boolean | If true, disables the control at runtime. |