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title: "tabWindow"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun111/13208614/tabWindow"
format: markdown
---
# Description

Enables you to group docking windows into tabbed groups.

If the other docking window is not already part of a tabbed group, a tabbed group is created and both docking windows will be part of the new tabbed group.

## Functional area

Interface

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `tabWindow "windowName" "WindowToTabWithName"` |

### Arguments

> Macro (scroll-tablelayout)

| **Name** | **Type** | **Required** | **Comments** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `windowName` | string | yes | The name of the docking window to create a tab for |
| `WindowToTabWithName` | string | yes | The name of the other docking window to which the window will be tabbed. |

### Flags

None

## Return value

void

## Examples

```plaintext
// This command adds the "Attributes" window to the tabbed group 
// that the "Channels" window is part of. If the Channels window is not
// part of a tabbed group, one will be created and both windows will be
// added to it
tabWindow "Attributes" "Channels";
```

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

# Additional information

## Related commands

- [autohideWindow](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun111/pages/13207646)
- [dockWindow](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun111/pages/13207806)
- [floatWindow](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun111/pages/13207858)
- [setWindowSize](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun111/pages/13208536)
- [showWindow](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun111/pages/13208548)