Open Files Tab

**Kato** · 31 May 2016, 04:44 PM

Morning,

Recently my hard drive crashed and I had to reinstall everything. When I did, I noticed one thing missing. Below the toolbar, there were tabs that showed what files I had open. It made it very easy to swap between open files. When I reinstalled, they are not there. Am I missing where I can turn it on? I've looked through the Options but I must be missing it.

The version I'm using is Photo & Graphic Designer 6 (yes, I know I should upgrade, but it was working before the crash).

Thanks. Any input would be appreciated.
-K

**Egg Bramhill** · 31 May 2016, 05:37 PM

Hi K, Window / Show Document Tabs

**Kato** · 31 May 2016, 06:16 PM

Thank you for the quick reply. However that option is not listed. It shows all my open documents, but no way to show all the documents in tabs.

-K

**Egg Bramhill** · 31 May 2016, 06:26 PM

K under the top menu bar " File Edit Arrange Insert Utilities Share Window Help" are you saying you don't have "Show Document Tabs" below the Window option?

**Kato** · 31 May 2016, 06:44 PM

Correct. Attached is what I have. And evidently I do not have the "Insert" and "Share" menu items.

-K

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**Egg Bramhill** · 31 May 2016, 08:26 PM

This is probably down to your earlier Xara version, but I can't understand how you had tabs earlier but there's no menu item to toggle them back on now. I don't have PDG6, perhaps someone with it can advise?

What happens if you select "Reset Current Attributes" (Be aware though this may reset other items)

**Acorn** · 31 May 2016, 09:37 PM

Kato, not a solution, but for your example screenshot, you can use Hot Keys, Alt+W+1, Alt+W+2, Alt+W+3.
You might find Ctrl+Shift+F6 cycles through the open files.

Also have a look in Help > Search: Window menu and see if there is any mention of "Show Document Tabs" there; later products have a Hot Key Alt+W+T but your's looks as if this will activate Control Bars...

Acorn

**handrawn** · 31 May 2016, 10:06 PM

are you sure you mean tabs and not cascade.. just a thought

**handrawn** · 31 May 2016, 11:43 PM

.... checked... tabs came in in version 7 of PGD; they are not in PGD 6 when installed, although that said they may have been introduced by an update... I can't check that as I can only install trial version of 6 and trial versions do not update