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title: "TabControl Control"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "TabControl control [Windows Forms]"
  - "tab controls"
  - "tab controls [Windows Forms], creating"
  - "multipage dialog boxes"
  - "dialog boxes [Windows Forms], creating multipage"
  - "property pages [Windows Forms], creating"
  - "tab dialog boxes"
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# TabControl Control (Windows Forms)
The Windows Forms `TabControl` displays multiple tabs, like dividers in a notebook or labels in a set of folders in a filing cabinet. The tabs can contain pictures and other controls. Use the `TabControl` to create property pages.  
  
## In This Section  
 [TabControl Control Overview](tabcontrol-control-overview-windows-forms.md)  
 Explains what this control is and its key features and properties.  
  
 [How to: Add a Control to a Tab Page](how-to-add-a-control-to-a-tab-page.md)  
 Gives directions for displaying controls on tab pages.  
  
 [How to: Add and Remove Tabs with the Windows Forms TabControl](how-to-add-and-remove-tabs-with-the-windows-forms-tabcontrol.md)  
 Gives directions for adding and removing tabs in the designer or in code.  
  
 [How to: Change the Appearance of the Windows Forms TabControl](how-to-change-the-appearance-of-the-windows-forms-tabcontrol.md)  
 Gives directions for adjusting properties that affect the appearance of individual tabs.  
  
 [How to: Disable Tab Pages](how-to-disable-tab-pages.md)  
 Explains how to restrict access to a tab page, possibly based on user credentials.  
  
 Also see [How to: Add and Remove Tabs with the Windows Forms TabControl Using the Designer](add-and-remove-tabs-with-wf-tabcontrol-using-the-designer.md), [How to: Add a Control to a Tab Page Using the Designer](how-to-add-a-control-to-a-tab-page-using-the-designer.md)  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TabControl> class  
 Describes this class and has links to all its members.  
  
## Related Sections  
 [Dialog Boxes in Windows Forms](../dialog-boxes-in-windows-forms.md)  
 Provides a list of tasks for dialog boxes, which often display tabs.  
  
 [Controls to Use on Windows Forms](controls-to-use-on-windows-forms.md)  
 Provides a complete list of Windows Forms controls, with links to information on their use.