# Hyperlink to Perspective tab?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hyperlink-to-perspective-tab/53726>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 3, 2021, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hyperlink-to-perspective-tab/53726 "2021-12-03T11:17:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hyperlink-to-perspective-tab/53726/1 "2021-12-03T11:17:38Z")

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We’re using tab containers as a handy way of organising our Perspective views. Does anyone if it’s possible to create a hyperlink to a particular tab?

 ![Tabbed view link](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/4/94a750862a615bc7b0fb75a3d2d0518c37e20fb3.png)

For example how could I send a direct link to the total cycles tab? (It might require the addition of a share link button to each embedded view.)

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**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hyperlink-to-perspective-tab/53726/2 "2021-12-03T12:03:31Z")

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you can put a view param in a page url using “:”  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Pages+in+Perspective#PagesinPerspective-PassingParameters(URLParameters)](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Pages+in+Perspective#PagesinPerspective-PassingParameters(URLParameters))

you could use the viewparam to set the currentTabIndex prop of the tab container

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hyperlink-to-perspective-tab/53726/3 "2023-06-13T13:41:39Z")

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Thanks, @victordcq, that would work but selecting a tab doesn't change the URL displayed in the browser so the user has no way to email a link or add a browser bookmark for a particular tab as far as I can see.