# Tab - Container not showing view **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [April 22, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-container-not-showing-view/89233 "2024-04-22T19:27:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Salisbury](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/thomas_salisbury/32/62046_2.png) [@Thomas\_Salisbury](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Salisbury)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-container-not-showing-view/89233/1 "2024-04-22T19:27:18Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/7/7777c33a9a4854f30ee8a430b117f289cc80106f.png) I don't understand what I am doing wrong here. I can't get labels on the tabs, nor can I get the tab to show the "template" selected. I have seen posts about "dragging" a view component on to the "current" tab, but I can't seem to get that to work either. the view component always just goes OVER the tab component.... ---
**Author:** ![ryan.white](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan.white/32/73193_2.png) [@ryan.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.white)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-container-not-showing-view/89233/2 "2024-04-22T19:34:08Z")
Those parameters are for setting the view of the tab at the top of the container, not the internals of the container. I ran into the same issue. The [manual explains](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-container-palette/perspective-tab-container) it in more detail. Typically to place something inside the tab container you have to select one of the tabs and then you get the normal 'Drag a component here to place it' text inside of the tab container. The tab you have selected dictates which tab the components are placed in. The tab currently selected in the designer is the tab that is selected upon loading the view in an actual session. ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Salisbury](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/thomas_salisbury/32/62046_2.png) [@Thomas\_Salisbury](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Salisbury)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-container-not-showing-view/89233/3 "2024-04-22T19:39:15Z")
Thank you for the reply. I have seen your very comment by others, and I guess I don't get it. I have read the documentation over and over on it, and I still don't see a way to drag anything onto it. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/a/fadeb413008ad4db5470f3e0fe9c2dd15fb58b8f.png) ---
**Author:** ![ryan.white](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan.white/32/73193_2.png) [@ryan.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.white)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-container-not-showing-view/89233/4 "2024-04-22T19:40:50Z")
Try right clicking the tab container in the project browser tree and selecting 'Deep Select'. If the container is deep selected it should have a little crosshair next to it in the project browser tree. ![tabcontainerselected](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/8/6886673b60a7ab3930a461e1d131422510794f7e.png) ![tabcontainerdroptaret](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/3/a363a160e952cd3efe612dfd0981f949d4e4b65b.png) ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Salisbury](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/thomas_salisbury/32/62046_2.png) [@Thomas\_Salisbury](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Salisbury)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-container-not-showing-view/89233/5 "2024-04-22T19:44:22Z")
Thank you. I did have to reselect it again, and then that popped up.