Navigating Tabbed Sections

Figure 2-9 Sample Dialog with Tabbed Sections

Windows and dialogs are sometimes divided into logical sections that are displayed one section at a time on the window or dialog. The overall control is referred to as a notebook or tabbed panel. The divisions are called panels, pages, or tabs, and are sometimes collectively referred to as a tabstrip or notebook header. Each individual tab is identified by a text label.

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate the tabbed sections of a window or dialog when a tabstrip has focus:

Keys	Function
left arrow	Give focus to the previous tabbed section.
right arrow	Give focus to the next tabbed section.
Tab orCtrl+down arrow	Give focus to the first control in the active section.

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate a window or dialog when a control within a section has focus:

Keys	Function
Ctrl+Alt+Page Up	Give focus to the previous section.
Ctrl+Alt +Page Down	Give focus to the next section.
Ctrl+Tab	Give focus to the next control outside the sections.