Sheet Tab Selector Bar Appearance (Rounded Corners on Tabs)

Question

On my work computer, I've noticed that my Excel's worksheet tab selector bar doesn't use rectangular sheet selectors but instead rounded corners with a new appearance. On my home computer, I do not have this. Both are Office 365 with "Coming Soon" enabled. I have the Ribbon bar with the rounded corners, so I know I am seeing these newer features. I am curious how I can enable this on my personal Excel because I like the look. Insofar as I can tell, these are both the same versions of Excel 365. Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi ExcelUser284,

I’m Sharon one of the Independent Advisor and I’d be happy to help you out with your question.

You may check this link for more details about the new interface of Microsoft 365.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/the-new-look-of-office-a6cdf19a-b2bd-4be1-9515-d74a37aa59bf

Kindly also check this thread for other information with regards to the new interface of MS365:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/office-365-new-interface-the-fresh-look/450b4b00-9b61-4426-be5d-976b93846dee

I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I’ll be glad to assist you further.

Best regards,
Sharon

Answer 2

Hi ExcelUser284,

You may check this thread for more details about the worksheet tab shape.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/excel-worksheet-tab-shape/26f5d3b0-45d9-468e-a4aa-b0b7af128b29

I hope this information helps.

Best regards,
Sharon

Answer 3

I believe I "self-fixed" the problem somehow. During my reinstall to correct the 2206 graphics issues, I inadvertently updated to 2206. I switched to the Beta Channel and got up to 2208 15429.20000. Nothing changed initially but upon using my computer today, I notice that the tabs have updated. I've added an image to show what the rounded corners looks like, in case anyone else is curious.

Rounded Corners:

What I previously had:

Answer 4

We have had some customers report "freezing" issues when using our add-in in Excel. The symptoms are the same as when you set ScreenUpdating = False in code. One user noted that they had rounded corner tabs when the began experiencing this problem, and then the tabs suddenly reverted to rectangle tabs ("self-fixed") with no user interaction. After the tabs reverted to their original rectangular shape, the freezing problem went away.

This is consistent with other users who reported the freezing issue and then subsequently reported that it was suddenly resolved.

There seems to be a bug in an Office update that is setting ScreenUpdating = False (or ignoring code that sets ScreenUpdating = True). Hope someone at Microsoft is monitoring this situation.