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Smart Toolbar: How to Use the Tabs Widget

NOTEThis feature will be released soon.


This article will demonstrate how to add the Tabs widget to a Design Element:


tabs widget


NOTEYou can only add the Tabs widget to the following Design Elements: Image List, Date List, File List, Icon List, Events, Image Titles, Simple List, Tiles, or Image Caption.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



Prerequisites

  • You must have ShortPoint version 8.4.0.0 and above installed on your SharePoint environment.
  • You must be a ShortPoint Designer with an active license.
  • You must already have any of these Design Elements on your page: Image List, Date List, File List, Icon List, Events, Image Titles, Simple List, Tiles, or Image Caption.

Interactive Tutorial

Click Get Started to learn how to use the Tabs widget:



NOTEYou can activate more than one widget. Check out How to Activate Multiple Smart Toolbar Widgets to learn how.

Step-by-step Tutorial

Follow the detailed guide below to learn how to add the Tabs widget:


Step 1: Edit the ShortPoint Web Part

  • Go to the SharePoint page you want to use and click Edit:

Edit


  • Click the close icon to close the Toolbox:

cross icon


  • Click the ShortPoint tag.
  • Select the Edit properties icon:


Edit properties icon


Step 2: Edit the Design Element

NOTEYou must already have any of these Design Elements on your page: Image List, Date List, File List, Icon List, Events, Image Titles, Simple List, Tiles, or Image Caption.
  • Click the Easypass tag of the Design Element you want to use. For this guide, we will use the Image List Design Element:

Easypass tag


  • Select the cogwheel icon:

Cogwheel icon


Step 3: Add the Tabs Widget

  • Navigate to the Toolbar tab:

Toolbar tab


  • Click the Tabs widget:

Tabs widget


Step 4: Customize the Tabs Widget

  • Choose the Design Element property (Title, Subtitle, Description, etc.) you want to be shown as Tabs.


NOTEThe Design Element properties you see depend on the Design Element you are using.


design element properties


  • Customize the look of the Tabs widget according to your liking:

customize the look


  • Click Activate:

Activate


NOTEYou can further customize the look of the Tabs widget using the Settings button of the Smart Toolbar. Follow the optional steps below to learn how.
  • (Optional) Click Back to Widgets:


back to widgets


  • (Optional) Click Settings:

Settings


  • (Optional) Customize the Background, Widget Size, and/or Text Color of the active widgets.

Settings


  • Click the green check mark to apply all changes.
NOTEYou can activate more than one widget. Check out How to Activate Multiple Smart Toolbar Widgets to learn how.

Step 5: Save

  • Click the eye icon to see your page in real time:

eye icon

  • Click Save to keep your changes:

Save


That’s it! You have successfully added the Tabs widget to your selected Design Element. You can check the next section to see all the modifiable features available for Tabs.

NOTEIf you want to remove the Tabs widget, simply click the Tabs widget again, select Deactivate, and click the green check mark to apply the changes. You can also check out How to Deactive Active Smart Toolbar Widgets for more details.


deactivate tabs widget


Tabs Widget Features

Below are the features you can customize for the Tabs widget:


Show tabs fromShow Tabs from
allows you to choose the Design Element Property (Title, Subtitle, Description, etc.) you want to be shown as Tabs.
StyleStyle
allows you to customize the style of the Tabs.
LocationLocationallows you to choose where the Tabs will be located—left or center.
SpacingSpacing
allows you to adjust the spacing between tabs.
Enable advanced settingsEnable advanced settings
when enabled, additional options will appear.
Theme ColorTheme colorallows you to specify the color of the Tabs.
Text colorText color
allows you to customize the color of the text inside the Tabs.


That’s it! You can now make the most of the Tabs widget on your SharePoint pages.


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