Tab display options

The following tab display options are available in the software:

Showing and hiding tabs

The software tabs can be shown or hidden on user demand. By default a pre-defined set of tabs is shown. They appear docked to the edges of the parent application.

Show a tab

To show the desired tab, please follow the instructions below:

1. Select the Windows menu. It holds all available tabs in the software.

2. Click on the menu entry of the desired tab.

3. The tab will be opened on its last recognized position.

Hide a tab / close a tab

Tabs cannot be hidden, but they can be closed like windows. To close a tab, please follow the instructions below:

1. Click on the tab to be closed to activate it.

2. Now click on the icon on the upper right corner of the tab to close it.

Auto-hide functionality for docked tabs

All tabs docked to the parent application support the auto-hide function. Tabs, which are actually not in use, will be collapsed automatically in order to maximize the visible client area to other topics of interest.

The auto-hide function for tabs can be activated and deactivated as described in the following:

Activate the auto-hide function for a tab

1. Click on the tab to be collapsed to activate it.

2. Now click on the icon on the upper right corner of the tab to activate it.

3. The tab will be automatically collapsed, if the mouse pointer moves away from it. Just a tab label remains visible to the user.

Deactivate the auto-hide function for a tab

1. Move the mouse pointer next to the tab label.

2. The tab is expanded to its default extend.

3. Now click on the icon on the upper right corner of the tab to deactivate the auto-hide function.

4. The tab is now show at its previous position again.