Tabs
On Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, use tabs when you are working with a large amount of information that can be sorted into several categories. Tabs in an application provide visual grouping of related information and functionality while keeping the entire record readily accessible. Tabs are not available for Windows Mobile–based Smartphone devices. For Smartphone devices, use the Full Screen MLE control instead for notes and an intermediate card for options and settings.
When you include tabs in your application, use the following guidelines:
- Avoid creating more tabs than can fit on the screen at one time so the user does not need to scroll to view the tabs.
- Ensure that all of the edit controls are visible on a property sheet when the input panel is displayed so the user does not need to scroll to view the controls.
- Place tabs at the bottom of the screen to keep the content area uncluttered at the top of the screen.
State Attributes
The following illustration shows the possible states for tabs on a Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC device.
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Label Attributes
On Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC devices, use the 8pt Tahoma black font and title capitalization.
Development Considerations
Hardware navigation is a concern for property sheets.
See Also
User Interface Control Guidelines | Capitalization and Punctuation Guidelines | Full Screen Multi-line Edit
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