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to tab

to tab

1 3.1
To move the cursor to the next field in a form
  • verb
  • /tæb/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pulsar la tecla Tab
  • All you have to do is help tab and select About Firefox in the drop-down menu.

So you have to now tab out of a window to click on anything else, even if it's on a different side of the screen.

Examples

  • When you create an invoice for a customer with an estimate, when you tab out from selecting the customer: job, top left, you get a pop-up showing you the active estimate(s) for this job.

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  • To complete the form quickly, just tab to the next field instead of using the mouse.

  • So you have to now tab out of a window to click on anything else, even if it's on a different side of the screen.

  • So I'm just you can hit tab here or you can double click on this.

  • You can, of course, still use Alt+Tab the way you always did.

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  • You can tab and shift-tab to move between columns.

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  • So we turn off that panel, I'll tab back into edit mode, pull out our bevel again, and ah, that looks much better, doesn't it?

  • You can enter a value and then use the shortcuts, or you can tab through the dialog box to the track selectors, but it takes eight or so tabs to get there.

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  • When filling out the survey, remember to tab after each answer to proceed smoothly.

  • You can easily tab through the options in the settings menu using the keyboard.

Antonyms

109 2.3

A stop in movement or activity

Phrasal Verbs

1 2.3

To create a new browser tab so you can view another web page without leaving the current page

3.2

Leave a web page open to check it often

Compounds

tab key
  • Specialized
1 2.3

A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the right to indent or align text

Surface Forms

tab infinitive
tabbed past
tabbed past participle
tabbing present participle
tabs third person singular

Etymology

To tab through a form comes from using the Tab key on the keyboard, which moves the cursor to the next field or stop, so to tab is to move forward to the next place.