---
title: "TabControl"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
f1_keywords: 
  - "AutoGeneratedOrientationPage"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "TabControl control [WPF]"
  - "controls [WPF], TabControl"
ms.assetid: 3d26404b-431e-432d-a82b-ef026feb3fff
---
# TabControl
<xref:System.Windows.Controls.TabControl> elements display content on discrete pages accessed by selecting the appropriate tab. Each tab contains a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.TabItem>.  
  
 The following illustration shows a <xref:System.Windows.Controls.TabControl>.  
  
 ![Tab control](./media/ss-ctl-tabcontrol.gif "SS_CTL_tabcontrol")  
Typical TabControl  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:System.Windows.Controls.TabControl>  
  <xref:System.Windows.Controls.TabItem>  
  
## Related Sections