How to: Change the Order of Pages and Tabs

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The following example uses the Index property to change the order of the pages and tabs in a MultiPage and TabStrip. The user chooses CommandButton1 to move the third page and tab to the front of the MultiPage and TabStrip. The user chooses CommandButton2 to move the selected page and tab to the back of the MultiPage and TabStrip.

To use this example, copy this sample code to the Script Editor of a form. Make sure that the form contains:

  • Two CommandButton controls named CommandButton1 and CommandButton2.

  • A MultiPage named MultiPage1.

  • A TabStrip named TabStrip1.

Dim MyPageOrTab 
Dim MultiPage1 
Dim TabStrip1 
 
Sub CommandButton1_Click() 
'Move third page and tab to front of control 
 MultiPage1.page3.Index = 0 
 TabStrip1.Tab3.Index = 0 
End Sub 
 
Sub CommandButton2_Click() 
'Move selected page and tab to back of control 
 Set MyPageOrObject = MultiPage1.SelectedItem 
 MsgBox "MultiPage1.SelectedItem = " & MultiPage1.SelectedItem.Name 
 MyPageOrObject.Index = 4 
 
 Set MyPageOrObject = TabStrip1.SelectedItem 
 MsgBox "TabStrip1.SelectedItem = " & TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Caption 
 MyPageOrObject.Index = 4 
End Sub 
 
Sub Item_Open() 
 Set MultiPage1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages.Item("P.2").Controls("MultiPage1") 
 Set TabStrip1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages.Item("P.2").Controls("TabStrip1") 
 Set CommandButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages.Item("P.2").Controls("CommandButton1") 
 Set CommandButton2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages.Item("P.2").Controls("CommandButton2") 
 
 MultiPage1.Width = 200 
 MultiPage1.Pages.Add 
 MultiPage1.Pages.Add 
 MultiPage1.Pages.Add 
 
 TabStrip1.Width = 200 
 TabStrip1.Tabs.Add 
 TabStrip1.Tabs.Add 
 TabStrip1.Tabs.Add 
 
 CommandButton1.Caption = "Move third page/tab to front" 
 CommandButton1.Width = 120 
 
 CommandButton2.Caption = "Move selected item to back" 
 CommandButton2.Width = 120 
 End Sub