# Tab Control

## Content

Arrange content in an efficient, organized manner using **TabControl for WPF and Silverlight**. The [C1TabControl](/componentone/api/wpf/online-basiclibrary/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.4.6.2/C1.WPF.C1TabControl.html) control allows you to add tabs and corresponding content pages, thus enabling you to dispense substantial amounts of information while reducing screen space usage.

Make the most of **TabControl for WPF and Silverlight** by taking advantage of the following key features:

* **Scroll Elements**

The **C1TabControl** control will automatically insert scroll buttons when the amount of tabs exceeds the specified width or height of the control.

* **Tabstrip Placement**

The **C1TabControl** can be placed at the top, bottom, left, or right of the control.

* **Tab Closing Options**

Control whether the user can close tabs and where to show the close button. Display the close button inside each tab item or in a global location outside the tabstrip, just like Visual Studio does in its Documents tab.

* **Show Tabs in a Menu**

The **C1TabControl** has an optional tab menu that can be activated by setting the [TabStripMenuVisibility](/componentone/api/wpf/online-basiclibrary/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.4.6.2/C1.WPF.C1TabControl.TabStripMenuVisibility.html) property to Visible. The tab menu enables users to open tab pages using a drop-down menu.

* **Customize the Header's Shape**

You can modify the shape of the tab headers using the [TabItemShape](/componentone/api/wpf/online-basiclibrary/dotnet-framework-api/C1.WPF.4.6.2/C1.WPF.C1TabControl.TabItemShape.html) property in the TabControl; select from Rounded, Rectangle, and Sloped. This is ideal for non-designer users; you don't need to change the template of the control to change the shape of the tab headers.

* **New Tab Item**

**C1TabControl** includes built-in support for the new tab item with a uniform look and feel with the rest of the tabs, just like Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.

* **Align Items in the Header**

Define if the tab items are overlapped with the right-most in the back or the left-most in the back. The selected item is always on top.

* **Change the Background**

Keeping the appearance of the tab, you can change its background. While this seems like a very simple feature, **C1TabControl** is the only tab control in the market that allows you to change the background without having to customize the full template.

* **Overlap Headers**

Overlap between tab items headers can be customized to show jagged tabs, like the Documents tab in Microsoft Visual Studio.

## See Also

[Tab Control Elements](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-basiclibrary/overview/TabControl/TabControlElements)