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A contextual tab is a hidden tab control in the Office ribbon that is displayed in the tab row when a specified event occurs in the Office document. For example, the Table Design tab that appears on the Excel ribbon when a table is selected.
- How do you use contextual tabs?
- Why is it called a contextual tab?
- Where on the ribbon will you find contextual tabs?
How do you use contextual tabs?
The contextual tabs give you the options and tools you need to work with these objects and then when you click out of the object the tools are tidied away. To get them back, you click on the object, and the tab appears again. It keeps your working space uncluttered.
Why is it called a contextual tab?
Contextual tabs are special types of tabs that appear only when a particular object is selected, such as a chart or a shape. These contextual tabs contain commands specific to whatever object you are currently working on. For example, after you add a shape to a spreadsheet, a new Format tab appears.
Where on the ribbon will you find contextual tabs?
Contextual tabs are positioned in the order they are declared and to the right of core tabs in the ribbon tab row.
