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How To Turn On Vertical Tabs in Microsoft Edge?

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Microsoft Edge is a modern web browser that offers many features to enhance your browsing experience. One of these features is vertical tabs, which allow you to stack tabs on the left side of your screen instead of the top. This can be very useful for developers who work with multiple web pages and need to switch between them quickly and easily.

How to Turn on Vertical Tabs in Edge?

Turning on vertical tabs in Edge is very simple. Here are the steps:

  1. Open Edge and click on the Settings and More button (the three dots) in the upper right corner.
  2.  Select Settings from the menu that appears.
  3. Click on Appearance on the left sidebar.
  4. Under Customize toolbar, toggle on Show vertical tabs button.
  5. You will see a new button next to your tabs at the top of your screen. Click on it to switch to vertical tabs mode.

Alternatively, you can also right-click (or press and hold) an open tab and select Turn on vertical tabs from the context menu. To switch back to horizontal tabs mode, click on the same button again or right-click (or press and hold) an open tab and select Turn off vertical tabs.

Benefits of Vertical Tabs For Developers

Vertical tabs have several advantages for developers working with multiple web pages simultaneously. Here are some of them:

  • You can see more of the title for each tab, making it easier to identify what’s in each before you click.
  • You can collapse the tab pane by clicking on the arrow (<) at the top, which gives you more space to view your web pages. You can still hover over the tab pane to see all your tab titles, scroll, and select.
  • You can easily drag and drop your tabs to rearrange or move them between different windows.

Below are screenshots of the browser with multiple tabs open, with and without vertical tabs:

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Browser with vertical tabs off

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Browser with vertical tabs on

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Browser with vertical tabs expanded

Vertical tabs are a great way to improve your productivity and efficiency as a developer who works with multiple web pages. Try them out today and see how they can improve your browsing experience!


Last Updated : 15 May, 2023
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