# TabStrip Editor

Customize the appearance of the tab strip using the TabStrip Editor in Spread Designer. Learn how to launch the editor and set the TabStripPolicy and TabStripPlacement options.

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You can customize how the tab strip appears by using the **TabStrip Editor** of the Spread Designer. You can launch the **TabStrip Editor** from the Spread Designer by selecting the TabStrip icon from the **Settings** menu (**Appearance** section).

The **TabStrip Editor** is shown in the following figure. The TabStripPolicy has been set to Always in this image (default setting is As Needed).

![Focus Indicator Editor](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/2238e618-a1fb-45a6-9ce5-9a4157bd2931/images/sd-dialog-tabstripeditor.png)

The **TabStripPlacement** option allows you to place the tab strip at the top, bottom, or with the horizontal scrollbar. The **TabStripPolicy** drop-down sets whether the sheet tabs are displayed all the time, when needed, or not at all. The **TabStripRatio** sets the width of the tab strip expressed as a percentage of the overall horizontal scroll bar width. You can also set the backcolor and set colors and fonts for the active or default tabs. When done click **OK**.

For more details on focus indicator renderer classes, refer to the various classes in the [FarPoint.Win.Spread](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Spread/FarPoint.Win.Spread.html) assembly.