# TabType Property

> Returns or sets the type of the TXTextControl tab selected with TabCurrent: left, right, centered, decimal or right tab at the right text border.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > TabType Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tabtype-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tabtype-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tabtype-property/llms-full.txt

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Determines the type of a certain tab. The tab number must have previously been determined with the [TabCurrent](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tabcurrent-property/llms-full.txt) property.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.TabType [= value]
```

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Left tab. |
| 2 | Right tab. |
| 3 | Centered tab. |
| 4 | Decimal tab. |
| 5 | Right tab at the right most text position. For this type any position set with the [TabPos](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tabpos-property/llms-full.txt) property is ignored. |

### Data Types

Integer.

### See Also

- [TabCurrent Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tabcurrent-property/llms-full.txt)
- [TabPos Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tabpos-property/llms-full.txt)
- [Programming Category: Paragraph Formatting](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/paragraph-formatting/llms-full.txt)

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