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Unleash Office Tab: A Beginner's Guide to Getting Started Right Away

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If you’ve ever struggled with managing multiple Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files at once, Office Tab is the productivity booster you’ve been waiting for. Just like your web browser lets you open multiple tabs in one window, Office Tab brings the same experience to Microsoft Office. With it, you can work smarter, switch seamlessly, and customize your workspace for maximum efficiency. Let’s walk through how to get started and make the most of this powerful add-in.

Office Tab is fully compatible with Microsoft Office 2003-2024, and Office 365. With the Office Tab Standard package, you can enjoy tabbed browsing in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The more advanced Office Tab Pro package extends tab support to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Visio, and Access.


Launch Office & Work with Multiple Docs in One Window

After downloading and installing Office Tab, open any Microsoft Office application (such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint). You will immediately notice a refreshed interface — the traditional multi-window mode is replaced by a single window with a tabbed layout.

Each time you create or open a file, it appears as a tab at the top of the current window rather than in a separate one, allowing you to switch between documents quickly and effortlessly.

enable office tab

Office Tab supports two tab styles: New Style and Classic Style, allowing you to switch freely based on your preferences and work habits. You can swith the two tab styles as below screenshot shown:
swith between classic and new tabs

Classic Style:
classic office tab

New Style:
new office tab

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Basic Operations: Create, Switch, and Close Documents

Office Tab makes handling documents intuitive and straightforward. This simple add-in saves you time and clicks, helping you focus on your actual work.

Create new documents:

Click the + tab or right click the space bar and use the New command to start a fresh file.
create new file

Switch between documents:

Quickly navigate between documents by clicking on the tabs.
Switch between documents

Shortcut to switch between documents:
  • Ctrl + Tab: Switch to the next tab (cycle rightwards).
  • Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Switch to the previous tab (cycle leftwards).
  • Alt + [N]: Switch directly to a specific tab by position (e.g., Alt + 2 switches to the second tab).

Note: This shortcut is not available in the New Tab style.

Close document:

Select the target tab and click the X button that appears on its upper-right corner.
Close document

For a quicker method, use the mouse wheel (middle button) to click on the tab to close it instantly.


Customize Tab Appearance and Layout

Every user has their own working style, and Office Tab lets you adapt the interface to your needs.

Change tab position:

In Classic Tab, place the tab bar at the top, bottom, left, or right of the workspace. Please click Office Tab, in the Position section, choose the position you like.
Change tab position

In the New Tab style, only top or bottom layouts are supported.
Change tab position

Adjust tab style:

Select from multiple tab styles to match your preferences.

In Classic Tab, click Office Tab, in Style section, chose one style you need.
adjust tab style

In the New Tab style, click Office Tab, in Style section, chose one style you need.
adjust tab style

Color-code tabs:

Assign different colors to files for quick recognition. For example, use red for urgent reports and green for drafts. Right click the tab, and select Tab Color, then choose one color to fill the tab. By customizing these settings, you can create a clean, personalized workspace that improves readability and reduces stress.
Color-code tabs

💡Tip: In addition to customizing the tab position, style, and color, Office Tab also lets you adjust the tab width, font, and more—giving you a personalized workspace tailored to your preferences.


Productivity Tips: Drag-and-Drop, Right-Click Menu

Beyond basic operations, Office Tab offers advanced tricks that speed up daily tasks.

Drag-and-drop:

Simply click and hold a tab with the mouse, then drag it left or right to rearrange the order. This is helpful if you want related documents grouped together.
Drag-and-drop tabs

Right-click menu:

Access extra features like renaming a file, saving all tabs in one click, or opening the folder that contains the current document.
Right-click menu


Summary:

Office Tab transforms the way you interact with Microsoft Office applications. From neatly managing multiple files in a single window to customizing the look and feel of your workspace, it streamlines your daily tasks and boosts productivity. Whether you’re writing reports, crunching numbers, or building presentations, Office Tab ensures you can focus on your work instead of juggling windows.

Start exploring Office Tab today—and you’ll never want to work without it again! Trt it now!


Office Tab Brings Tabbed interface to Office, Make Your Work Much Easier

  • Enable tabbed editing and reading in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Visio and Project.
  • Open and create multiple documents in new tabs of the same window, rather than in new windows.
  • Increases your productivity by 50%, and reduces hundreds of mouse clicks for you every day!
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