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# Using CTabCtrl
A "tab control" is analogous to the dividers in a notebook or the labeled folders in a file cabinet. Use the tab control, represented by class [CTabCtrl](../mfc/reference/ctabctrl-class.md), to show multiple pages of information or controls to a user, one at a time, in a format that suggests a peer or logical relationship between each page.  
  
 For more information on tab controls, see [Tab Controls](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/bb760550) in the Windows SDK.  
  
## What do you want to know more about  
  
-   [Tab Controls and Property Sheets](../mfc/tab-controls-and-property-sheets.md)  
  
-   [Tabs and Tab Control Attributes](../mfc/tabs-and-tab-control-attributes.md)  
  
-   [Making Owner-Drawn Tabs](../mfc/making-owner-drawn-tabs.md)  
  
-   [Working with a Tab Control](../mfc/working-with-a-tab-control.md)  
  
-   [Creating the Tab Control](../mfc/creating-the-tab-control.md)  
  
-   [Adding Tabs to a Tab Control](../mfc/adding-tabs-to-a-tab-control.md)  
  
-   [Processing Tab Control Notification Messages](../mfc/processing-tab-control-notification-messages.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Controls](../mfc/controls-mfc.md)