A tab control comprises multiple pages, each with its own tab. Use tab controls to overlap front panel controls and indicators in a smaller area.

Place front panel objects on each page of a tab control and use the tab as the selector for displaying different pages.

Tab controls are useful when you have several front panel objects that are used together or during a specific phase of operation. For example, you might have a VI that requires the user to first configure several settings before a test can start, then allows the user to modify aspects of the test as it progresses, and finally allows the user to display and store only pertinent data.

On the block diagram, the tab control is an enumerated type control. Terminals for controls and indicators placed on the tab control appear as any other block diagram terminal.