# Disabling Tab Strip **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [October 24, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-tab-strip/7463 "2013-10-24T20:37:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cacordova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@cacordova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cacordova)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-tab-strip/7463/1 "2013-10-24T20:37:17Z")
Hi I’m using a tab strip and I have 3 tabs (Tab 1, Tab 2, Tab 3) so if the selected tab is Tab 3, I want Tab 1 and Tab 2 to be disabled. How can I do that? ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-tab-strip/7463/2 "2013-10-25T12:07:31Z")
I think a little more information is in order. [ul] [li]Why would you want to disable remaining tabs when you select one of them? [/li] [li]What mode are the tabs in? [/li] [li]Are the tabs set by which user is logged in?[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![nmudge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nmudge/32/3394_2.png) [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/disabling-tab-strip/7463/3 "2013-10-25T13:27:35Z")
I have disabled tabs by covering them with a label that absorbs all mouse clicks and is configured (Fill Background on, make semi-transparent) to make a tab look disabled. The disabling label appears/disappears based on what tab is selected. I just toggle the “visible” property of the label to make it appear or disappear. It would be nice if tab disabling was built in to the Tab Strip component. Nick