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Office Tab Changelog

What's new in Office Tab 15.00

Oct 31, 2023
  • New Feature:
  • Show all documents in task bar for Visio:
  • Note: This feature is exclusive to Office Tab Enterprise
  • Added a Show all documents in task bar option to Tabs for Visio, when you check this option in Office Tab Center, all opened Visio documents are displayed on the taskbar
  • Improvements:
  • Optimized the logic of the Show Tab Bar option When the Show Tab Bar option is not enabled, it will automatically revert to multi-window mode
  • Supports High DPI (HDPI) displays, ensuring enhanced clarity and precision for a superior user experience
  • Improved algorithms to reduce flickering when switching tabs in Office applications
  • Optimized some prompts, as well as some icons for prompt window
  • Fixed:
  • Resolved the issue where the custom tab bar color was not accurate in some cases
  • Fixed the issue where the Sync Ribbon Selected Tab feature was not working in the new version of Office 365
  • Fixed the issue where the default tab color was incorrect in the new versions of Office 2019, 2021 and 365
  • Fixed other minor bugs 2 Enhanced compatibility with Black theme in Office 365

New in Office Tab 14.50 (Aug 23, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • Optimized the startup speed, and enhanced operational stability and fixed known software crash scenarios.
  • Excel and Word support opening network files in a new window in the right-click menu.
  • Optimized some prompts, as well as icons for prompt forms.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed some minor bugs.

New in Office Tab 14.10 (Nov 16, 2020)

  • Some minor bugs fixed and enhancing the stability of the software!

New in Office Tab 14.00 (Jul 1, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Sync Ribbon Selected Tab:
  • This feature can help to synchronize the selected tab of the ribbon when switching the document tabs. It means, when specifying a tab in the ribbon, the tabs that all opened documents will toggle to that tab.
  • Sync Ribbon Size:
  • This feature helps to synchronize the size of the ribbon when switching the document tabs. It means, the ribbon size for all opened documents will be adjusted the same as the one you specified.
  • Improvements:
  • Support for multi-screen HDPI, fix the problem of Office workspace confusion caused by different resolutions of multiple screens
  • Modify the appearance matching color for Office 2016 and later versions
  • Always show the New button in multi-line label mode
  • When opening the documents from the favorites, all files will be opened in the order they are added
  • The default max-width of the Auto Size layout has been adjusted to 85 characters
  • The default tab style has been modified to Style-3 for Office 2013 and later versions
  • Fixed:
  • An issue that the default background of the Office Tab will not be changed when switching the appearance in the lasted Office 365
  • Create new or open documents cannot be displayed on the tab bar when close an new opened protected view file by clicking the Close button directly in Word 2013 and later versions
  • Double click to open an encrypted document directly, and the opened file will be stuck in the startup interface in certain situation in Excel 2013 and later versions
  • Other minor bugs

New in Office Tab 13.10 (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • The tab style setting is added into the ribbon, you can easily change the tab style of Office Tab.
  • The fixed width and max width of the tab layout are added into the ribbon, you can set them directly without going to the Options Center.
  • Fixed:
  • Error occurs when arranging all Word windows in Office 2013 and later version.
  • The Show / Hide tab bar’s checkbox status of the Office Tab doesn’t display under the Office button in Office 2007.
  • Fixed: Other minor bugs.

New in Office Tab 13.00 (Jun 2, 2017)

  • New features:
  • Office Tab supports to display document tabs in multiple lines when tab bar is located above or below the workspace. (It only can be available for Auto Size and Fixed tab layout.)
  • The Position, Layout, and Font size settings are added in the ribbon. You can configure the respective settings with only one click.
  • Improvements:
  • It will be faster and quickly when creating new, switching and close tabs for Office 2013 and later version.
  • The font size settings can take effect immediately after modifying without restarting corresponding Office application.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed: The file name in tab will be empty in PowerPoint 2013 and later version when Reading View is enabled.
  • Fixed: Other minor bugs.

New in Office Tab 12.00 (Jun 2, 2017)

  • Update icons of the software for Office 2016.
  • Fixed: Some minor bugs.

New in Office Tab 11.00 (Nov 28, 2015)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Add the Close Unlocked feature to the right-clicking menu: you can quickly close all unlocked tabs at once in Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint.
  • Update language translations.
  • Improve the installation package.
  • SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENTS:
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  • Fixed: The Save feature of the right-clicking menu cannot work when only one tab opens in Microsoft Excel 2013 and 2016.
  • Fixed: For the Tabs for Word package, the Close All feature in the right-clicking menu may cause error when there are locked tabs.
  • Fixed: Error will occur when the name of favorites group or favorites item includes “=”.
  • Fixed: Some minor bugs.

New in Office Tab 10.50 (Aug 11, 2015)

  • New features:
  • You can switch among languages directly on the Office Tab ribbon as follows.
  • Add the Close Left feature to the right-clicking menu: you can quickly close all tabs which locate on the left side of current tab. See screenshot:
  • Add the Close Right feature to the right-clicking menu: you can quickly close all tabs which locate on the right side of current tab. See screenshot:
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  • Improvements:
  • Optimize the tab color in Office 2016.
  • Proofreading some interface language items.
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  • Fixed:
  • Fixed: Word will crash with View Side by Side in Word 2013-16 versions.
  • Fixed: Inserting PowerPoint or Excel objects in other Office programs will cause abnormal problem.
  • Fixed: The Publisher icon is displayed as the Access icon in the Tab in Access 2010.
  • Fixed: Language cannot be changed when you clicking Options from the right-clicking menu and try to change the language in the Option setting center in Office 2010.
  • Fixed: The workbooks are modified or not which is not indicating correctly with * mark in Office Tab for Excel 2013-2016.
  • Fixed: Even though the Single-window mode has been enabled in Office Tab for Office 2013-2016, there are multiple Office windows when switching windows by using shortcuts Alt + Tab.
  • Fixed: In some Office applications, Office tab cannot switch among windows after document windows minimizing.

New in Office Tab 10.0 (Jun 8, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Supporting Microsoft Office 2016.
  • Add new shortcuts (Ctrl + Shift + Tab) to switch tabs backward. See screenshot:
  • Add the New in New Window feature to the right-click menu: you can quickly create a new file in a separated new window in Microsoft Office 2013 or above version.
  • Add the Open in New Window feature to the right-click menu: you can quickly open the file (save-already) in another new window in Microsoft Office 2013 or above version. See screenshot:
  • Support single window mode in Microsoft Office 2013 and 2016 while multiple files are opened. Tip: The Single-window mode feature is enabled by default. See screenshot:
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  • Improvements:
  • Optimizing tab bar position: making left workspace and right workspace compatible with Kutools for Excel’s Navigation Pane.
  • Optimizing some default setting options.
  • Fixed: some minor bugs.

New in Office Tab 9.80 (Jun 25, 2014)

  • Fixed: Office applications will crash when the EAF setting of EMET is enabled.
  • Fixed: Some minor bugs.

New in Office Tab 9.60 (Dec 4, 2013)

  • Support Office 2013 now.

New in Office Tab 8.50 (Apr 11, 2012)

  • Combine 32-bit and 64-bit supports into one single installation package, so that users don't need to know whether they are using 32-bit or 64-bit of Microsoft Office 2010.

New in Office Tab 8.00 (Nov 14, 2011)

  • Add:
  • New feature: Favorites Group available to open, edit and manage multiple groups of documents as Favorites
  • Add a "Office Tab" tab in the ribbon
  • Add a Favorite command in the context menu
  • Improve:
  • Some prompt messages
  • Fix some minor bugs

New in Office Tab 7.00 (May 6, 2011)

  • The Office Tab is available for Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Project / Visio 2010, 2007, and 2003 now
  • Rearrange the menu items and make it easier to use

New in Office Tab 6.50 (Jan 11, 2011)

  • The Office Tab is available for PowerPoint 2010 now

New in Office Tab 6.01 (Oct 27, 2010)

  • Correcting when the PC has been opened more than two Word windows with Office Tab, there may be a prompt message requires you to save the Normal.dot / Normal.dotx.
  • Correcting when the Preview pane is enabled in Explorer of Windows 7, the document can't be opened with a tab in preview mod.

New in Office Tab 5.20 (Jul 3, 2010)

  • Support international languages.

New in Office Tab 5.10 (May 27, 2010)

  • Publish MSI Windows Installer Package

New in Office Tab 4.20 (Mar 17, 2010)

  • Add "Rename Tab" feature