{"id":71749,"date":"2014-08-28T16:07:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=71749"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:30:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:30:54","slug":"office-tip-use-tabs-in-word-excel-and-powerpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/office-tip-use-tabs-in-word-excel-and-powerpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Office Tip: use tabs in Word, Excel and PowerPoint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the years, I’ve learned a few simple tricks<\/strong> using Office, and none have come in handy as much as Office Tab. I can’t count the number of times I’ve dreamed of being able to use tabs with Microsoft Office. I was convinced that it was impossible to open multiple files in one window. Then, I discovered Office Tab<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How does it works?<\/strong> Once installed, if you double-click on a Word document while another one is already open, the program adds a tab to the Word interface instead of creating a new window.<\/p>\n

The demo version is free for 30 days, and it comes in two versions: Office Tab,<\/strong> which is compatible with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and Office Tab Enterprise<\/strong>, which works with all Microsoft Office software packages.<\/p>\n

1. Download and set-up<\/h3>\n

Download Office Tab and follow the installation process. In the Select products<\/em> window, if you use an older version of Microsoft Office, check the first box only. If you’ve already purchased Office 2013, choose the second option, then confirm by clicking Next<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Office<\/p>\n

2. Select destination<\/h3>\n

Select the destination path, then select the components you need: Office Tab for Word, Excel, or PowerPoint<\/strong>. I advise you all to install all of them since the files are small.<\/p>\n

\"Office<\/p>\n

3. Close and install<\/h3>\n

Close all windows in Word, Excel, and any other program in Microsoft Office before proceeding with the installation.<\/p>\n

4. Customize<\/h3>\n

Finally, after installation is finished, Office Tab takes you directly to the Office Tab options control panel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In this panel, you can customize how you’d like these plug-ins<\/em> to behave. If you explore a little bit, you’ll find a few interesting features.<\/p>\n

\"Office<\/p>\n

5. Access tabs<\/h3>\n

Below is a screenshot of Word 2013 before and after you install Office Tab. The second image shows the same thing, but with Excel 2013.<\/p>\n

In any case, notice that the ribbon interface has been changed. A new section, located at the top right, appears on the screen. Tabs that allow you to juggle between documents<\/strong> are placed just below the ribbon.<\/p>\n

\"Word<\/p>\n

\"Excel<\/p>\n

Now, you can comfortably navigate Office with\u00a0multiple documents in a single window<\/strong> using tabs.<\/p>\n

Although the free trial lasts only 30 days, if you’re a big user of Office products (which let’s face it, many of us are), then it’s a great solution.<\/p>\n

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Over the years, I’ve learned a few simple tricks using Office, and none have come in handy as much as Office Tab. I can’t count the number of times I’ve dreamed of being able to use tabs with Microsoft Office. I was convinced that it was impossible to open multiple files in one window. Then, … Continue reading “Office Tip: use tabs in Word, Excel and PowerPoint”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2043,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[1060],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-71749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","tag-microsoft-office"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2043"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71749"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330263,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71749\/revisions\/330263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71749"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=71749"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=71749"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=71749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}