Tabs

    March 23, 2025
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    A tab is a named clickable element in the UI. It appears in a horizontal sequence of other tabs.

    Tabs never appear vertically.

    A tab changes the information that’s displayed the UI. This could be for the whole application, or for a specific section.

    The UI highlights the currently selected tab for the user.

    For example, the following are both tabs:

    tab example
    tab example 2

    When you need to describe a tab in the UI:

    • Refer to the tab by its name, followed by the word tab.

      For example, the Data Tools tab.

    • Bold the tab name.

    • If you need to tell the user to select a Menu item after they select a tab, use the Menu UI Macro, instead.

    A user selects a tab to open a page in the UI. For more information, see Page.