How to Customize the Tab Options

 

ProProfs Knowledge Base allows you to open your help page(s) in separate tabs by keeping the page view as Tabs. This feature simplifies user navigation, allowing easy movement between multiple open pages.

 

Use Case: 
Imagine you're creating an extensive knowledge base with multiple articles. Customizing Tab options lets you open each article in a separate tab, enabling seamless navigation between them for an improved user experience.

 

Tab options help you:

 

  • Jump to a specific page opened in the multiple tabs instantly.

  • Display your Knowledge Base content into sections for a better understanding.

 

In this article, you will learn:

 

  1. How to Enable Tab View

  2. How to Open & Close a Tab

  3. How to Manage Tabs Using Tab Control

  4. How to Use Tab Scrolling

  5. How to Revert to Basic View

 


 How to Enable Tab View

 

Step 1: In your ProProfs Knowledge Base editor, go to Settings and select “Table of Content.

 

Go to Table of Content in Settings

Step 2: Navigate to “Default View,” select “Tabs (each page opens in tab),” and click Save.

 

Enable Tab View in the Default View option

 

Now, all your pages will open in new tabs, enhancing your navigation experience.

 

Open Pages in Tab View

 

How to Open & Close a Tab

 

  • To check the tab view, open a page from the Table of Content; it will open in a tab.

 

Page opened in a tab view

 

  • To close a tab, click the close button on the top right corner of the tab.

 

Close tab

 

Managing Tabs with Tab Control

 

The Tab control lets you view and navigate to a specific tab and close all the opened tabs simultaneously.

 

Step 1: Click the folder icon shown in the image below

 

Tab Control

 

Step 2: The Tab Control menu will appear. From here, you can:

 

  • Navigate to the chosen tab.

  • Close all the tabs.

 

Tab Control Menu

 

Navigating Tabs with Tab Scrolling

 

  • Click to scroll between the opened tabs.

 

Tab Scroll

 

Revert to Basic View

 

Step 1: Go to Settings > Table of Content.

 

Open Table of Content in Settings

 

Step 2: In the Default view, select “Basic (No tabs)” and check “Allow users to change their own view.

 

Revert to Basic View

 

Step 3: Click Save and preview the changes.

 

Note: Your user role determines access to the Settings section.

 

That concludes the process of customizing the Tab options in the ProProfs Knowledge Base. If you have any questions or encounter any issues, feel free to contact our support team.

 

 

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