# Reference Docked / navigation window from Floating window

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-docked-navigation-window-from-floating-window/71912>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 31, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-docked-navigation-window-from-floating-window/71912 "2023-03-31T17:14:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![rfolkes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@rfolkes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfolkes)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-docked-navigation-window-from-floating-window/71912/1 "2023-03-31T17:14:18Z")

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I am using multiple tab strips in the Navigation (docked) window. One of those tab strips I want to use for filtering on the main page instead of opening a new page.

What I am looking for is how to reference the docked window tab strip

For example  
In "Navigation" (docked window)  
Tab strip "Main" - Overview / Site1 / Site2 / Site3 / System / Admin / Alarms (Navigation ON  
When Site1, Site2, Site3 are selected another tab strip is visible (with navigation off) with options  
Tab strip "items" Input / Output / Equipment / Network

on main window if Site1 is that opens up the Site1 page. Selecting from other tab strip changes filter / visibility on that page.

window(Navigation).items.selectedTab ?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-docked-navigation-window-from-floating-window/71912/2 "2023-03-31T17:36:28Z")

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You cannot bind from one window into properties of another. The closest you can come is to **bidirectionally** bind from both windows to a Vision Client tag.

Scripting can look up a window object and reference from there, but it isn't binding.

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**Author:** ![rfolkes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@rfolkes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rfolkes)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reference-docked-navigation-window-from-floating-window/71912/3 "2023-03-31T18:52:23Z")

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Thanks, That worked. Created a client tag and with the tab strip in navigation had it bi-directional to that tag. Then on the page read the value of that tag.