Tabbed dialog boxes


Tabbed dialog boxes
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Some dialog boxes use tabbed pages to subcategorize groups of many options. Each tabbed page contains different groups of controls. Use Tab to move the focus between tabs within a dialog box. Typing the mnemonic for a tab also moves the focus to the tab and displays its page of controls.

The following table lists keyboard navigation rules within tabbed dialog boxes:

Table: Keyboard navigation in tabbed dialog boxes

Keyboard input	Result
Ctrl+Page Down	Switches to the next tab and displays the page
Ctrl+Page Up	Switches to the previous tab and displays the page
Right arrow or Left arrow	When the focus is on a tab selector, chooses the next or previous tab in the current row and displays the page