---
title: Add and Remove Tabs with TabControl Using the Designer
description: Learn how to add and remove tabs with the Windows Forms TabControl control by using the designer.
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "tabs [Windows Forms], removing from pages"
  - "TabPage control"
  - "TabPage control [Windows Forms], adding and removing tabs"
  - "tabs [Windows Forms], adding to pages"
  - "tab pages"
ms.assetid: 480633db-413a-45d2-9c8f-0427cc13adbe
---
# How to: Add and Remove Tabs with the Windows Forms TabControl Using the Designer
When you place a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TabControl> control on your form, it contains two tabs by default. You can add or remove tabs using the designer.

 The following procedure requires a **Windows Application** project with a form containing a <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TabControl> control. For information about setting up such a project, see [How to: Create a Windows Forms application project](/visualstudio/ide/step-1-create-a-windows-forms-application-project) and [How to: Add Controls to Windows Forms](how-to-add-controls-to-windows-forms.md).

## To add or remove a tab using the designer

- On the control's smart tag, click **Add Tab** or **Remove Tab**

     -or-

     In the **Properties** window, click the **Ellipsis** button (![The Ellipsis button (...) in the Properties window of Visual Studio.](./media/visual-studio-ellipsis-button.png)) next to the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.TabControl.TabPages%2A> property to open the **TabPage Collection Editor**. Click the **Add** or **Remove** button.

## See also

- [TabControl Control](tabcontrol-control-windows-forms.md)
- [TabControl Control Overview](tabcontrol-control-overview-windows-forms.md)
- [How to: Add a Control to a Tab Page](how-to-add-a-control-to-a-tab-page.md)
- [How to: Disable Tab Pages](how-to-disable-tab-pages.md)
- [How to: Change the Appearance of the Windows Forms TabControl](how-to-change-the-appearance-of-the-windows-forms-tabcontrol.md)